Question follow-through · 27437

Heart Diseases: Sports Competitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that amateur athletes have access to an effective screening programme for cardiac conditions.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Jan 2025
Target answer date
4 Feb 2025
Answer
12 Feb 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that amateur athletes have access to an effective screening programme for cardiac conditions.

  2. 4 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Feb 2025

    Answer published

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

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