United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 269662
Armed Forces: Heart Diseases
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26 June 2019
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1 July 2019 · Answer
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Defence
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1 July 2019
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what her Department's policy is on screening new recruits to identify the risk of sudden cardiac death.
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26 June 2019
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what her Department's policy is on screening new recruits to identify the risk of sudden cardiac death.
Source: Commons
1 July 2019
Answer
The full clinical history of recruits is considered. This includes smoking and family history, taking account of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Recruits also receive a full clinical examination.In addition to this, Army recruits have an electrocardio...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2019-06-26/269662
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1135017
- uk · wq-1135017 · source updated 1 July 2019