Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 45627

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Screening

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 23 April 2025

Question

Peter Dowd

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned timetable is for the UK National Screening Committee's review of its advice on 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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