Heart Diseases: Young People
Commons · Question 24007 · Tabled 14 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Chris Coghlan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to cardiac screening for young people who take part in sports and exercise.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 16 Jan 2025
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) last reviewed screening for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in people under the age of 39 years old in 2019, and concluded that screening should not be offered. Further information is available at the following link...