Petition updateRachel’s Rule: Make the NHS check hereditary cancer riskRachel’s Case Has Now Been Raised in Parliament
Stuart BallUnited Kingdom
28 Jan 2026

Parliamentary update

Rachel’s case has now been raised formally in Parliament through a Written Parliamentary Question (UIN 97432) asking how primary care is supported in identifying hereditary cancer risk in patients without a clear family history.

The Government response outlines existing genomic testing infrastructure but does not set out a clear national system for detecting patients like Rachel earlier. While it places emphasis on individual clinicians maintaining their own knowledge, it does not describe a structured detection pathway to support them, reinforcing the system-level gap this campaign seeks to address.

The exchange is now on the public parliamentary record.

https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-04/97432

Thank you to everyone who has supported and signed this petition so far — it is only because of that collective support that Rachel’s case has reached this point.

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