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Heart Diseases: Health Services

Asked by Samantha NiblettLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 26775

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will review guidance on the use of QRISK3 in primary care where a consultant cardiologist recommends preventative cholesterol-lowering medication; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of the final decision on treatment being based on informed patient consent following discussion of the risks and benefits, rather than solely on a QRISK3 score.

Answered by Department of Health and Social Care

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.

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