Health: Screening
Commons · Question 127276 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Marie Goldman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the development of national linkable datasets for screening programmes will enable uptake data to be reported by (a) ethnicity and (b) level of deprivation.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 20 Apr 2026
Our NHS Screening Programmes can save lives and reduce ill health by finding out if people have a higher chance of having a health problem, so that early treatment can be offered, or information can be given to help them make informed decisions.NHS Englan...