Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on detection rates of (a) cardiovascular disease and (b) heart valve disease.
Detection rates are captured by general practitioner practices as part of the Quality and Outcomes Framework. This data is published yearly. Data is not yet available beyond 31 March 2020, which would show the impact of COVID-19 on detection rates.