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Cardiovascular Diseases: Screening

Commons · Question 60972 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 26 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend access to cardiovascular screening to people under 40 with a family history of heart disease.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 26 Jun 2025

The NHS Health Check is a core component of England’s cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention programme, which assesses the risk factors for CVD in people aged 40 to 74 years old, provides advice on how to reduce the risk of developing CVD, and refers peo...