Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87817

Heart Diseases: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

Tabled: 4 November 2025

Answered: 12 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Gill Furniss

Labour — Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure earlier (a) detection and (b) treatment of heart valve disease is prioritised within NHS long-term planning.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

In line with the goals of the 10-Year Health Plan, NHS England has already undertaken measures to improve the early detection of heart valve disease (HVD). These include:commissioning the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society to develop a new referral form ...

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