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Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood: Research

Commons · Question 37023 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 21 Mar 2025

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Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding for research into Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood; and what plans are in place to develop predictive methods or preventive measures for

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Answered by Ashley Dalton, 21 Mar 2025

The Department funds health and care research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds clinical, public health and social care research and works in partnership with the National Health Service, universities, loca...