Heart Diseases: Young People
Commons · Question 94861 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Brian Leishman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce mandatory heart screening for cardiac conditions for young people.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 10 Dec 2025
In the United Kingdom, national screening programmes are introduced based on the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent scientific advisory committee which advises ministers and the National Health Service in all f...