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Lung Cancer: Screening

Commons · Question 43685 · Tabled 2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Apr 2025

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Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34747, when responsibility for oversight and funding of the National Lung Screening Programme will transfer from NHS England to his Department.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 Apr 2025

Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new executive team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to jointly lead this transformation. This reform is about devolving resources and responsibility to the frontline, thereby em...