Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department collects on the uptake of abdominal aortic aneurysm screening; and what steps she is taking to target this programme at people at greater risk.

NHS England commissions screening programmes, including for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA). NHS England collects uptake data for the AAA screening programme, for coverage of the initial scan, coverage of the quarterly surveillance scan, for men with a medium aneurysm, and coverage of the annual surveillance scan, for men with a small aneurysm. NHS England publishes quarterly Key Performance Indicator reports, and an Annual Standards Report, both of which are available at the respective links below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/nhs-population-screening-programmes-kpi-reports

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-standards-report-2022-to-2023/aaa-standards-report-2022-to-2023

NHS England is working to improve uptake, including for men at greatest risk, as data shows that men living in more deprived areas are at greater risk from having an AAA. In addition, the Department has published guidance on reducing inequalities in the AAA programme, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-reducing-inequalities/reducing-inequalities