Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to encourage early screening for kidney disease.

There is no national population screening programme for kidney disease. The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has previously examined the evidence on this condition, but did not recommend it, due to limited evidence.

However, the committee is always keen to see any high-quality new research. Suggestions for new topics for the UK NSC to look at as part of its annual call can be made from July 2024. More information is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-nsc-annual-call-submitting-a-screening-proposal