Leukaemia: Blood Tests
Commons · Question 103089 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that all patients with suspected leukaemia symptoms can access a full blood count test within 48 hours, as recommended by the NICE NG12 guidelines.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 15 Jan 2026
The Department is determined to take all the necessary steps to improve early diagnosis for all cancers, including blood cancers such as leukaemia.To accomplish this, the National Health Service is implementing non-specific symptom pathways for patients w...