Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73398
Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Babies
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Question
Andy MacNae
Labour — Rossendale and Darwen
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to involve laboratories in the in-service evaluation of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy.
Answer
Ashley DaltonPlanning and development work to shape the in-service evaluation (ISE) of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is ongoing. This is being steered by the SMA partnership board that includes Department officials, the UK National Screening Comm...
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