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Written question asked by Lord Kamall (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 May 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 29 May 2026. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Friday, 5 June 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 11 September 2025 (HL10130), when they now expect to (1) respond to the four recommendations made in the report by the National Audit Office, Progress in preventing cardiovascular disease, published on 13 November 2024 (HC 304), and (2) complete the policy work assessing improvements to the NHS Health Check programme.

Answer

The Department provided an update on the four recommendations made in the National Audit Office’s (NAO) report, Progress in preventing cardiovascular disease, earlier this year and this was published on the NAO’s recommendation tracker website at the end of March. Work is underway to review and take forward the recommendations.

Work is ongoing to improve access and engagement to the NHS Health Check, including the development of the NHS Health Check Online, which will allow people to undertake their NHS Health Check at home, at a time and place convenient to them. The NHS Health Check Online is currently being piloted in multiple local authorities, and the findings from the evaluation will inform decisions on whether further development is needed and if the online service should be rolled out across England.

The Government is committed to ensuring fewer lives are lost to the biggest killers, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the 10-Year Health Plan sets out our intention to publish a CVD Modern Service Framework (CVD MSF) in Spring. The CVD MSF will support consistent, high quality, and equitable care across the CVD pathway while fostering innovation, and will help to improve the detection and management of cardiovascular risk factors.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL108
Session
2026-27
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