Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 45626

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Screening

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 23 April 2025

Question

Peter Dowd

LabourBootle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for releasing funds to support the UK National Screening Committee’s review of newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Following the 2023 UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recommendation for an in-service evaluation (ISE) of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), partnership planning between the Department, NHS England, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (...

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