Chronic Illnesses: Screening
Commons · Question 110751 · Tabled 4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the expansion of the UK National Screening Committee’s remit to include consideration of targeted screening programmes on the eval
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 11 Feb 2026
Each year, over 15 million people are invited for screening by National Health Service screening programmes, with over 10 million taking up the invitation. Through our NHS screening programmes, we can reduce mortality and morbidity from cancer and other c...