United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 85654
Bowel Cancer
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27 October 2025
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5 November 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to introduce an (a) diagnostic protocol for bowel cancer in patients under 50 and (b) a mandatory referral for colonoscopy after two presentations of unresolv
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27 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to introduce an (a) diagnostic protocol for bowel cancer in patients under 50 and (b) a mandatory referral for colonoscopy after two presentations of unresolv
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5 November 2025
Answer
The Department is committed to ensuring that people of all ages with symptoms of bowel cancer are diagnosed as quickly as possible. Clinicians should use their judgment in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance to ensu...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-27/85654
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1845475
- uk · wq-1845475 · source updated 5 November 2025