Question follow-through · 68164

Heart Diseases: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) steps he is taking to support and (b) funding he has allocated to the rollout of AI-assisted stethoscope checks for heart murmurs in community pharmacies.

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 15 Jul 2025
Target answer date: 17 Jul 2025
Answer: 22 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

15 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) steps he is taking to support and (b) funding he has allocated to the rollout of AI-assisted stethoscope checks for heart murmurs in community pharmacies.
17 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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22 Jul 2025
Answer published
Artificial intelligence (AI) assisted stethoscope tools are currently being trialed in 200 general practices (GPs) across London and Wales, with trials set to end in December 2025. The AI in Health and Care Award and the National Institute for Health and ...

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