Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Babies
Commons · Question 65313 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Cadbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on screening new born children for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 11 Jul 2025
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has been working with partners to scope an in-service evaluation of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in real world National Health Services in the United Kingdom. The research brief that will...