Written questions

Breast Cancer: Screening

Commons · Question 10956 · Tabled 23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will implement a national breast cancer screening awareness campaign to encourage people to attend appointments.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 30 Oct 2024

The NHS Breast Screening Programme has high levels of activity, however NHS England has advised that some women are simply not coming forward for screening. To address this, NHS England is carrying out research into the best approaches to target specific ...