Question follow-through · 83238

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support men to access PSA blood tests on the NHS to check for early warning signs of prostate cancer.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 Oct 2025
Target answer date
22 Oct 2025
Answer
28 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support men to access PSA blood tests on the NHS to check for early warning signs of prostate cancer.

  2. 22 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Department continues to work with NHS England in the ongoing Help Us Help You Campaigns to raise awareness of prostate cancer and ensure men have access to the information and services they need to make informed decisions about their health.Men who ar...

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