Question follow-through · 41674
Liver Diseases: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7264 on Liver Diseases, how many community diagnostic centres provide transient elastography liver scans; and what steps his Department has tak
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 1 Apr 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7264 on Liver Diseases, how many community diagnostic centres provide transient elastography liver scans; and what steps his Department has tak
1 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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1 Apr 2025
Answer published
As of 16 February 2025, 14 community diagnostic centres (CDCs) are providing transient elastography liver scans, also known as fibroscans. By 31 March 2025, one further CDC is expected to become operational and able to offer fibroscans. NHS England is tak...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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