Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 81096

Phlebotomy

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Cameron Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase capacity in phlebotomy services.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Blood tests are among the most commonly requested diagnostic investigations across primary and secondary care, and they are readily available across all 27 National Health Service pathology networks. Phlebotomy – the procedure to collect blood samples – i...

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