Impact assessment

Prostate cancer screening: equality impact assessment

Equality impact assessment of the introduction of targeted screening for prostate cancer.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 2 June 2026

This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

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Equality impact assessment: introduction of a targeted prostate cancer screening programme

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This equality impact assessment covers:

• the rationale for the policy change relating to targeted screening for prostate cancer
• who is affected (analysis of impacts)
• the evidence considered
• engagement undertaken with stakeholders
• a summary of the analysis and the potential impacts of the policy change

Published 2 June 2026