Written question asked by Jason McCartney (Conservative) on Monday, 25 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 April 2024. It was answered by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Monday, 15 April 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Breast Cancer: Screening
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department plans to take to increase breast screening uptake; how much funding she plans to make available for the breast screening uptake improvement plan developed by NHS England; and what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the breast screening programme.
- Answer
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The Government is committed to improving uptake in the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHS BSP), and is working with NHS England on the development of the breast screening improvement plan.
At this time, NHS England has not requested any additional funding to support the delivery of the breast screening improvement plan. Assessment of the effectiveness of the NHS BSP is made through the regular accountability meetings, under the Public Health Functions Section 7A Agreement.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 20272
- Session
- 2023-24
- Subjects
- Breast cancer Finance Standards Screening
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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