Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Fund routine cardiovascular screening on the NHS for people aged 30 and over
Closed
196 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently no routine cardiovascular screening programme on the NHS. Many people die each year from undiagnosed heart conditions. A routine heart screening programme should be offered to all over the age of 30 in order to prevent undiagnosed heart conditions and prevent early death from heart attack.
According to the BHF research into Heart and Circulatory disease July 2020 7.4 million people in the UK are currently living with heart and circulatory diseases. 27% of all UK deaths are caused by heart and circulatory diseases. 44000 people under the age of 75 die from heart and circulatory diseases each year. More than 100,000 hospital admissions are due to heart attack.
Therefore routine screening for heart problems should be considered as a preventative and potentially cost saving approach.
Therefore routine screening for heart problems should be considered as a preventative and potentially cost saving approach.
Timeline
| 22 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Apr 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
196
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
22 Oct 2020
Closed
22 Apr 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.