Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 127425

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 any community pharmacists assisted his Department in co-producing the upcoming Cardiovascular Disease Modern Framework.

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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