United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 45248
Heart Diseases: Diagnosis
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2 September 2022
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7 September 2022 · Answer
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7 September 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to support the increased use of stethoscopes in (a) primary care settings and (b) CDCs for the detection of heart valve disease.
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2 September 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to support the increased use of stethoscopes in (a) primary care settings and (b) CDCs for the detection of heart valve disease.
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7 September 2022
Answer
NHS England has assessed that clinical auscultation using a stethoscope is insufficiently sensitive to identify the presence and clinical significance of heart valve disease. Clinicians are expected to consider the history of the patient and undertake an ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-02/45248
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1503547
- uk · wq-1503547 · source updated 7 September 2022