We are pleased to announce that, after writing to the foreword to our recent consensus statement on community diagnostics, Exeter’s Labour MP Steve Race asked the following question in Parliament:
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association entitled Unlocking our communities diagnostic potential: the case for supporting the adoption of community diagnostics for an NHS fit for the future, published on 1 April 2025, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of appointing a national diagnostics director.”
This is an important step in our advocacy: ensuring our report is captured on the parliamentary record and garnering an even greater profile among MPs. We are working with other parliamentarians to amplify our report along similar lines.
Mr Race is a member of the new Labour intake, having gained his seat at the 2024 general election and is a prominent backbench voice in the Parliamentary Labour Party. He holds a key interest in health issues and currently chairs the APPG for Pharmacy.
We are grateful to Mr Race for his support and look forward to hearing the Government’s response.
