Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 5318
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Tabled: 11 September 2024
Answered: 8 October 2024
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) raise awareness of peripheral arterial disease and (b) ensure that patients have access to safe and effective treatment options for the disease.
Answer
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely preventable, through lifestyle changes and a combination of public health and National Health Service action on smoking and tobacco addiction, obesity, tackling alcohol misuse, and food reformulation. Prevention is ...
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