Question follow-through · 50948

Cardiovascular Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing coronary artery calcium scoring in routine NHS cardiovascular health checks.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
8 May 2025
Target answer date
12 May 2025
Answer
13 May 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing coronary artery calcium scoring in routine NHS cardiovascular health checks.

  2. 12 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Department has made no assessment of the inclusion of coronary artery calcium scoring in National Health Service cardiovascular health checks.The NHS Health Check, a core component of England’s cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention programme, assess...

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