Written questions

Prostate Cancer: Blood Tests

Commons · Question 62510 · Tabled 24 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 8 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of including PSA testing in routine NHS health checks.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 8 Jul 2025

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has commissioned a university to carry out a high quality review and cost effectiveness model of the evidence for a national prostate cancer screening programme. This includes considering evidence that looks at...