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Sleep Apnoea
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes; what steps his Department and NHS England are taking to i
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes; what steps his Department and NHS England are taking to i
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Apr 2026
Answer published
Well-established cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such as smoking, excess weight, diabetes, and heart failure are also associated with an increased risk of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and the Government is taking wide-ranging action to tackle ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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