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...