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Sunscreens

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 21 October 2024UIN 8987

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has funded awareness campaigns to encourage the use of sunscreen to prevent melanoma in the last three years.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

The Department continues to advise patients to follow National Health Service guidance on reducing the risk of melanoma. This advice is available publicly on the NHS website, via the following link:

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/sunscreen-and-sun-safety/

The Department is not taking any additional steps, currently or within the last three years, to specifically fund awareness campaigns to encourage the use of sunscreen to prevent melanoma.

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