Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of regional disparities in accessing cardiac rehabilitation and psychological support services for sudden cardiac arrest survivors.

The Government’s Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework (CVD MSF), published on 7 July, sets out 12 immediate priorities for the next three years. This includes a priority focused on strengthening and scaling cardiovascular rehabilitation to drive measurable improvements in outcomes and reduce regional inequalities across the country.

A delivery plan to support the system to implement the CVD MSF will be published later this year. The framework can be seen in full at the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cardiovascular-disease-modern-service-framework