questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a comparative assessment of health inequalities for babies that have had access to newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy with those that haven't.
answerText: The UK National Screening Committee reviewed screening for spinal muscular atrophy in June 2023. While acknowledging recent developments, it found that more evidence was needed to assess how screening might work safely in the United Kingdom.Its recommenda...
heading: Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Babies