A question on #CardiovascularDiseases tabled by Lord Weir of Ballyholme on 24-03-2025 has been answered by Baroness Merron.

Heading: Cardiovascular Diseases
Question ID: 1787492
UIN: HL6088
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-03-24
Asking Member ID: 4970
Asking Member display name: Lord Weir of Ballyholme
Asking Member handle: LordWeirDUP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @LordWeirDUP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government how many hospital admissions for preventable cardiovascular disease there have been in each of the past three years.
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Date answered: 2025-03-31
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Answering Member ID: 347
Answering Member display name: Baroness Merron
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Baroness Merron
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Answer text: The Department does not hold data on the number of admissions for cardiovascular disease which are preventable. However, we know that up to 70% of cardiovascular disease is preventable and linked to behavioural, metabolic, and environmental risk factors s...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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