Heart Diseases: Young People
Commons · Question 87375 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Layla Moran
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help raise awareness among young people of the risks of sudden cardiac death in (a) grassroots sports clubs and (b) higher education settings.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 19 Nov 2025
To reduce the risks of sudden cardiac death, NHS England has a published a national service specification for Inherited Cardiac Conditions that covers patients who often present as young adults with previously undiagnosed cardiac disease or as families re...