Heart Diseases: Secondary Education
Commons · Question 121786 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Rosena Allin-Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a) cardiac screening and b) risk awareness programmes in secondary schools and further education colleges.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 23 Mar 2026
The Government is guided by the independent scientific advice of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC). The UK NSC makes its recommendations based on internationally recognised criteria and a rigorous evidence review and consultation process. Where...