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Heart Diseases: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for the NHS to do cardiac testing on young people.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Apr 2026
Target answer date
14 Apr 2026
Answer
20 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for the NHS to do cardiac testing on young people.

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises how worrying heart health can be for the families of young people. The National Health Service already offers cardiac tests for young people who present with symptoms that could indicate a cardiac issue. Testing young people who ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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