Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 67774
Heart Diseases: Young People
Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 25 July 2025
Question
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proactive cardiac screening on preventing sudden cardiac deaths among young people.
Answer
Ashley DaltonIn the United Kingdom, national screening programmes are introduced based on the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent scientific advisory committee which advises ministers and the National Health Service in all f...
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