Written questions

Heart Diseases: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 28073 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Juliet Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to pilot the provision of NT-proBNP point-of-care testing in community pharmacies for people presenting with symptoms of heart failure.

Answer

Answered by James Frith, 18 Sep 2026

On the provision of NT-proBNP point-of-care testing, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 5 June 2025 in response to Question 54244. More broadly, the Cardiovascular Diesease Modern Service Framework sets out the Department's approach to prev...