Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 41674

Liver Diseases: Screening

Tabled: 26 March 2025

Answered: 1 April 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7264 on Liver Diseases, how many community diagnostic centres provide transient elastography liver scans; and what steps his Department has tak

Answer

Ashley Dalton

As of 16 February 2025, 14 community diagnostic centres (CDCs) are providing transient elastography liver scans, also known as fibroscans. By 31 March 2025, one further CDC is expected to become operational and able to offer fibroscans. NHS England is tak...

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