Cervical Cancer: Screening
Commons · Question 4939 · Tabled 9 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 12 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of extending the cervical screening programme beyond the age of 65.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 12 Sep 2024
There are currently no plans to make an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of extending the age of the National Health Service’s cervical screening programme beyond 65 years old. The UK National Screening Committee reviewed the evidence to screen women ...