Question follow-through · 19535

Colonoscopy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of patients that have received a colonoscopy and subsequently been referred to cancer treatment pathways in each of the last five years.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
11 Dec 2024
Target answer date
16 Dec 2024
Answer
17 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of patients that have received a colonoscopy and subsequently been referred to cancer treatment pathways in each of the last five years.

  2. 16 Dec 2024

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  3. 17 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    No estimate has been made regarding the proportion of patients, in each of the last five years, who received a colonoscopy, and who were then referred to a cancer treatment pathway. The following table shows the proportion of patients who received a colon...

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