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United Kingdom · Question · Written question

UIN 37403

Cervical Cancer: Screening

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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21 July 2021

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6 September 2021 · Answer

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6 September 2021

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using digital cytology for cervical cancer screening programmes on (a) capacity and (b) resource flexibility.

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  1. 21 July 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using digital cytology for cervical cancer screening programmes on (a) capacity and (b) resource flexibility.

    Source: Commons

  2. 6 September 2021

    Answer

    The merits of digital cytology cannot be assessed at this time as the technology is in initial development and not yet ready for commercial use. Once fully developed, NHS England and NHS Improvement will validate whether the technology is suitable for cer...

    Source: Written answer

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