Health: Screening
Commons · Question 53355 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 May 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who will be responsible for (a) identifying and (b) addressing (i) risks and (ii) safety failures in national screening programmes after the abolition of NHS England.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 22 May 2025
National Health Service screening programmes save approximately 10,000 lives every year, and enable many other people to make better informed decisions around their health.Work is progressing at pace to map functions, appraise options, and inform decision...