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Heart Diseases: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of rolling out cardiac screening to young people.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Jan 2025
Target answer date
8 Jan 2025
Answer
8 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of rolling out cardiac screening to young people.

  2. 8 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) last reviewed screening for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in people under 39 years old in 2019 and concluded that screening should not be offered. More information on the review is available at the following link:...

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