Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 118707

Phlebotomy: Devon

Tabled: 9 March 2026

Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Sir Geoffrey Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that vulnerable and terminally ill residents in rural communities in Devon can rely on the provision of daily phlebotomy services within a reasonable travelling di

Answer

Karin Smyth

It is important that people have access to the services they need, and, especially for vulnerable and terminally ill patients, for them to be located in the community, where possible.Community diagnostic centres (CDCs), such as the Devon and Torbay CDC in...

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