Written questions

Bowel Cancer: Medical Treatments

Commons · Question 128021 · Tabled 16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 24 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is working with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to introduce a stand-alone clinical rule for suspected bowel cancer, including for patients under 50, to

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 24 Apr 2026

The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for making decisions on whether its published guidelines should be updated in light of new evidence or emerging issues not in the scope of the original g...