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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...