Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Paul Burstow and Guy Opperman(12 years, 4 months ago)
Commons ChamberRead Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con)
12. What steps he has taken to implement a flexiscope bowel cancer screening test.
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Paul Burstow)
The IT system to support the pilots of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening is under development and local bowel screening programmes will be invited to become pilot sites shortly. We remain determined to deliver our cancer outcomes strategy commitment of 60% coverage across England by March 2015.
Guy Opperman
The Government rightly chose two out of the three pathfinder sites to be in the north-east, at South of Tyne and Tees. When will the date be given for local screening centres to be invited to bid to become pilot sites and have patients as a future part of that bowel cancer screening programme?
Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Paul Burstow and Guy Opperman(12 years, 5 months ago)
Commons ChamberRead Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con)
15. What plans he has to ensure that the NHS is prepared for winter pressures.