Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 13065
Prostate Cancer: Blood Tests
Tabled: 6 November 2024
Answered: 28 November 2024
Question
Chris Coghlan
Liberal Democrat — Dorking and Horley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of blood specimens taken for prostate specific antigen tests are separated within 16 hours.
Answer
Prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing volumes and the time taken for blood specimens to reach the laboratory for separation, including those within 16 hours, is not currently monitored by NHS England.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...
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