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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 5 January 2026

Debate

Sudden Cardiac Death: Screening for Young People

Contribution

I declare that my son is a cardiologist. Following on from the Minister’s comments about the risks associated with false positives, where 30% to 40% of those who had a false positive, even after having been proven not to have particular cardiac risk, have long-term health anxiety and sport avoidance, will the Minister ensure that the national screening committee is also able to consider the importance of defibrillators being available 24/7 on a national database that can be accessed by anyone, of those defibrillators being maintained, and of all young people—that is, those at school, students and those in employment—have training in CPR? There is evidence that immediate CPR when someone collapses with cardiac arrest can be a very effective way of managing it at a relatively low cost.

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