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Cardiovascular Diseases: Screening

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 19 June 2025UIN 54964

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 51548 on Primary Care: Lancashire, whether the pilot programme to screen patients for cardiovascular disease within optometry practices will take place in Fylde constituency.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The optometry pilot is an NHS England programme. The pilot is not taking place in Fylde; in Lancashire and South Cumbria four areas are participating in the pilot which will run until September 2025 (Fleetwood in Wyre; Burnley in East Lancashire; Blackburn in Blackburn with Darwen; and Central Preston).

Expressions of interest were open to all areas and the final pilot areas were chosen by NHS England based on prevalence of hypertension and deprivation (IMD 1&2).

Further roll out will be dependent on the outcomes of the pilot and future funding.

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