Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17247
Heart Diseases: Young People
Tabled: 2 December 2024
Answered: 11 December 2024
Question
Kate Osborne
Labour — Jarrow and Gateshead East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to stop young sudden cardiac deaths; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing the availability of ECG testing for young people
Answer
The UK National Screening Committee does not recommend offering screening for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in people under the age of 39 years old. Research showed that current tests are not accurate enough to use in young people without symptoms. Individua...
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