Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 122365

Heart Valve Disease: Health Services

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

LabourEdinburgh South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to the use of existing delivery frameworks, such as the Major Conditions Strategy, to drive improvements in early detection and treatment of heart valve disease.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
We are committed to reducing premature deaths from heart disease and stroke and we recognise that improving the detection and treatment of heart valve disease is an important step to achieving this ambition. As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we will ...

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