Health Education

(asked on 31st January 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Help Us, Help You campaign at tackling the barriers that deter patients from seeking NHS advice.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 7th February 2023

The most recent campaign phase aiming to tackle the barriers that deter patients from seeking National Health Service advice focused on encouraging earlier diagnosis of cancer.

In November 2022, our tracking survey of the target audience showed a 15-percentage point increase in intention to act on possible signs of cancer vs May 2022. As of November 2022, urgent cancer referrals were also at an all-time high.

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