Pupils: Heart Diseases
Commons · Question 72574 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Calum Miller
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) secondary school and (b) university students participating in organised sport are routinely tested for heart health.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 4 Sep 2025
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recommends screening babies for heart problems in pregnancy and twice in the newborn period. These programmes are run successfully in the National Health Service. The UK NSC does not recommend routine testing f...