PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Lung Diseases: Screening (17 February 2023)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to (a) Targeted Lung Health Check sites and (b) CT scanners for eligible patients in England.

Asked by:
Taiwo Owatemi (Labour)

Answer

The Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) is a National Health Service programme designed to identify signs of cancer at an early stage when it is much more treatable. There will be 43 TLHC sites live in England by March 2023, there are currently 34 live.


Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
23 February 2023

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