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Lung Cancer: Screening

Asked by Bob BlackmanConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 June 2025UIN 57226

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the work of the Lung Health Check programme at the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

NHS England is aware of the interesting data originating from Hull, which demonstrates that an appreciable number of people can be identified as having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through a targeted approach to those that have been through lung cancer screening. This work is informing policy considerations.

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