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Bowel Cancer: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is working with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to introduce a stand-alone clinical rule for suspected bowel cancer, including for patients under 50, to
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 16 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is working with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to introduce a stand-alone clinical rule for suspected bowel cancer, including for patients under 50, to
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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24 Apr 2026
Answer published
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for making decisions on whether its published guidelines should be updated in light of new evidence or emerging issues not in the scope of the original g...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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School Milk
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Medicine: Research
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual expenditure by the National Institute for Health and Care Research on research workforce development programmes, including fellowships, training awards and capacity-building initiat
Dementia: Respite Care
1 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of availability of respite care for unpaid carers of people living with dementia; and what steps he is taking to improve access to those serv
Out-patients and Phlebotomy: Digital Technology
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the resilience of digital appointment booking systems used by NHS phlebotomy and outpatient services; and what steps he is taking to ensure that patients
Pathology: ICT
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that pathology test results can be transferred electronically between NHS pathology providers and GP practices that use different laboratory informatio
Blood Tests: General Practitioners
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling patients to attend any NHS phlebotomy services for blood tests requested by their GP irrespective of the pathology
Folic Acid
18 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the evidence base for mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid; what consideration has been given to potential risks associated with long term population-wide exposure; and if
ADHD: Diagnosis
8 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered introducing a nationally recognised accreditation or registration scheme for providers undertaking ADHD assessments.
ADHD: Diagnosis
8 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether measures are in place to monitor adherence by ADHD assessment providers to NICE guidelines and UK Adult ADHD Network recommendations.
ADHD: Diagnosis
8 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held discussions with the Care Quality Commission regarding the regulation and inspection of independent providers offering ADHD assessment services; and if he will make a statement.
ADHD: Diagnosis
8 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to undertake a review of ADHD diagnostic pathways, including the role of independent sector providers, to ensure assessments are evidence-based, clinically robust and c
Ophthalmic Services: Voucher Schemes
13 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the value of NHS optical vouchers; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing those values to reflect changes in the cost of spec