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 DemocratDorking 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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