Question follow-through · 93369

Lung Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have received checks under the NHS Targeted Lung Health Check and NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme per month in each of the last three years.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
21 Nov 2025
Target answer date
25 Nov 2025
Answer
9 Dec 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have received checks under the NHS Targeted Lung Health Check and NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme per month in each of the last three years.

  2. 25 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The National Health Service is currently rolling out the National Lung Cancer Screening Programme to people with a history of smoking. The following table shows the number of participants who attended an appointment through the NHS Lung Cancer Screening P...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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