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Breast Cancer: Screening

Asked by Ruth JonesLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 97923

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England will publish the breast screening uptake improvement plan.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

In 2026, NHS England is planning to publish a Breast Screening Programme Uptake Improvement Review to help improve uptake and address inequalities.

They aim to publish a review of actions taken at a national level by the NHS Breast Screening Programme so far, as well as setting out where the focus will be going forward, to support local services to drive uptake even further.

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