Question follow-through · 67765

Heart Diseases: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of young sudden cardiac deaths through the 10 Year Health Plan.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
14 Jul 2025
Target answer date
16 Jul 2025
Answer
25 Jul 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of young sudden cardiac deaths through the 10 Year Health Plan.

  2. 16 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Most cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD) are related to undetected cardiovascular disease. In the younger population, SCD is often due to congenital heart defects. Given this, genomics has an important role to play in diagnosing and supporting the treatme...

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