Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72574
Pupils: Heart Diseases
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Calum Miller
Liberal Democrat — Bicester and Woodstock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) secondary school and (b) university students participating in organised sport are routinely tested for heart health.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recommends screening babies for heart problems in pregnancy and twice in the newborn period. These programmes are run successfully in the National Health Service. The UK NSC does not recommend routine testing f...
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