Written question asked by Robert Buckland (Conservative) on Thursday, 8 December 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 December 2011. It was answered by Simon Burns (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 December 2011 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Heart Diseases: Screening
- Question
- (2) what consideration he has given to the inclusion of pulse checks as a compulsory part of NHS health checks for the purposes of achieving early diagnosis of atrial fibrillation.
- Answer
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The UK National Screening Committee provides advice on population screening issues and it currently recommends against a population based approach to early detection of atrial fibrillation, such as the inclusion of a pulse check in the NHS Health Check. There have been no discussions with commissioners about the inclusion of pulse checks in the NHS Health Check.
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- 86541; 537 c833W
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- 2010-12
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- Heart diseases Screening
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