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Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to publish NHS England’s uptake improvement plan to increase uptake of attendance for routine breast screening to the 80% target.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 May 2025
Target answer date
22 May 2025
Answer
22 May 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to publish NHS England’s uptake improvement plan to increase uptake of attendance for routine breast screening to the 80% target.

  2. 22 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 May 2025

    Answer published

    The National Health Service is planning to publish a Breast Screening Programme Uptake Improvement Plan to help improve uptake and address inequalities.The plan supports breast screening service providers by developing national solutions, such as introduc...

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