Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 31276

Heart Diseases: Research

Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 28 February 2025

Question

Jas Athwal

LabourIlford South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of funding levels for research into the (a) detection and (b) treatment of heart diseases.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds research in response to proposals received from scientists rather than allocating funding to specific disease areas. The NIHR continues to wel...

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