Community Diagnostic Centres: Blood Tests
Commons · Question 49512 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 7 May 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that a full blood count is (a) categorised as a core diagnostic service and (b) available at all community diagnostic centres.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 7 May 2025
Blood tests, particularly full blood count (FBC) tests, are among the most commonly requested diagnostic investigations across primary and secondary care, and are readily available across all 27 National Health Service pathology networks. FBC tests play a...