Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services
Commons · Question 127423 · Tabled 15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will consider commissioning a funded community pharmacy lipid service pathway.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 22 Apr 2026
Community pharmacy already plays an important role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention through the hypertension case finding service which offers free, walk-in blood pressure checks to over 40 year olds. Since October 2021, 40 pharmacies have deliv...