Aortic Aneurysm
(asked on 25th June 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve outcomes for patients who develop abdominal aortic aneurysms.
This question was answered on 3rd July 2018
The NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme aims to reduce deaths from AAA through early detection, and invites men registered with a general practitioner (GP) for ultrasound screening during the year they turn 65. Men aged over 65 who have not previously been diagnosed with an aneurysm can self-refer directly to their local screening programme without going through their GP.