Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 75558
Prostate Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 11 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Sir Julian Lewis
Conservative — New Forest East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of PSA tests have (a) accurately diagnosed, and (b) given false (i) negative and (ii) positive diagnoses for prostate cancer in the most recent year for which figures a
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) in NHS England collects diagnosis and treatment data on cancer patients in England. NDRS does not hold information on the specific results of the prostate specific antigen test in the format requested.