Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 127423

Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services

Tabled: 15 April 2026

Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will consider commissioning a funded community pharmacy lipid service pathway.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Community pharmacy already plays an important role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention through the hypertension case finding service which offers free, walk-in blood pressure checks to over 40 year olds. Since October 2021, 40 pharmacies have deliv...

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