Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14839

Heart Diseases: Strokes

Tabled: 18 November 2024
Answered: 25 November 2024

Question

James MacCleary

Liberal DemocratLewes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) prevent heart disease and stroke, (b) prioritise timely NHS heart care and (c) accelerate research into future treatments and cures.

Answer

We are committed to ensuring that fewer lives are lost to the biggest killers, such as heart disease, which includes cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and stroke.The NHS Health Check, England’s flagship CVD prevention programme, engages over 1.3 million peop...

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