Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 22156

Urinary Tract Infections: Screening

Tabled: 6 January 2025
Answered: 10 January 2025

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS is taking to improve the accuracy of tests used by GPs to diagnose chronic urinary tract infections.

Answer

Diagnostic tests for chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs), such as urinalysis and urine culture, are widely available across all pathology networks in England. Ensuring accurate diagnostic testing not only aids more effective identification of infectio...

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