Breast Cancer Screening Debate

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Simon Hoare

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Breast Cancer Screening

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Points of Order
Wednesday 2nd May 2018

(6 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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None Portrait Hon. Members
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Hear, hear.

Simon Hoare Portrait Simon Hoare (North Dorset) (Con)
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As I understand it, Public Health England, which is of course operationally independent of Ministers, runs the screening programme, so what assurances have the chair and chief executive of that important organisation given my right hon. Friend that the actions that he has usefully set out today will be completed within the required deadlines to meet the obvious and legitimate demands of patients?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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PHE has given clear assurances that the problem has been fixed, but it is open to any suggestions that the review makes as to how things could have been handled better.

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