Question follow-through · 99435

Heart Diseases: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent sudden cardiac deaths in people aged 35 and under.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
11 Dec 2025
Target answer date
15 Dec 2025
Answer
19 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent sudden cardiac deaths in people aged 35 and under.

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    To reduce the risks of sudden cardiac death, NHS England has published a national service specification for inherited cardiac conditions which includes services for young adults with previously undiagnosed cardiac disease. NHS England is currently reviewi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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