Cancer: Screening
Commons · Question 63137 · Tabled 26 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Yemm
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take through the (a) NHS 10 Year Plan and (b) National Cancer Plan to increase levels of participation in NHS cancer screening programmes for (i) cervical, (ii) bowel, and (i
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 10 Jul 2025
The National Health Service continues to prioritise improving cancer screening uptake. Early diagnosis is a key focus of the National Cancer Plan, which will build on the three shifts in care set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, including from sickness to ...