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Diagnosis: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) future proof diagnostic systems and (b) improve access to subtype diagnoses in systems.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 4 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) future proof diagnostic systems and (b) improve access to subtype diagnoses in systems.
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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4 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Darzi Report highlights the significant underinvestment of capital in the National Health Service, with outdated scanners, too little automation, and a failure to enter the digital era. Patients have been let down for too long whilst they wait for the...
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