Kidney Diseases: Health Services
Commons · Question 17048 · Tabled 29 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Julia Buckley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve access to treatment to manage (a) chronic kidney disease and (b) common complications to help slow the progression of the disease.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 9 Dec 2024
NHS England is working to detect people at risk of kidney disease through the NHS Health Check Programme. The programme, which is available for everyone between the ages of 40 and 74 years old who is not already on a chronic disease register, assesses peo...