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Breast Cancer: Screening

Asked by Wera HobhouseLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 7 April 2026UIN 123262

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England will be able to provide robust breast screening data on all protected characteristics.

Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson

NHS England is currently building and rolling out new services for breast screening. The future breast screening service is expected to improve the consistency and completeness of demographic and equality data capture, which should support more robust reporting over time.

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