Includes failures to obtain, record, present or use clinically relevant cardiovascular risk information, including family history, cholesterol or HbA1c results and comparable risk factors, where the information is needed to guide cardiovascular assessment, investigation or safety-related fitness decisions.
What is not included
Excludes general clinical-history, documentation or information-sharing failures where cardiovascular risk information is not the material object.
Excludes failures involving cardiovascular treatment, monitoring or follow-up after the relevant risk information was reliably available.
Excludes non-cardiovascular risk factors and unrelated diagnostic or fitness-assessment information.
Excludes generic risk-assessment deficiencies that do not specifically concern incomplete cardiovascular risk information.
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Department of Health and Social Care2
Church Lane Surgery1
Department for Transport1
Forest Bank Prison1
HM Prison and Probation Service1
Ministry of Justice1
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board1
Northwick Park Hospital1
Sodexo1
Ministerial department3
Executive agency1
Healthcare site1
Integrated care board1
Multi-service care provider1
Prison operator1
Prison or young offender institution1
Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
Manchester South
Concerns raised1
Failure of routine echocardiogram protocols to account for relevant genetic heart-defect history
This report raised 9 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
Action
Use the updated NIPE handbook to support improved congenital heart disease screening practice, including risk factors, examination and result management.
Stated by Department of Health and Social CareStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 18 June 2025.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
Position
Whether additional fetal echocardiography is offered depends on individual risk assessment and the treating clinician’s discretion.
Stated by Department of Health and Social CareRedirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action.
Berkshire
Concerns raised1
Lack of provision on Form D4 for recent HbA1c and cholesterol results
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
Position
The DVLA can act only on information received from licence holders or healthcare professionals about known medical conditions.
Stated by Department for TransportUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.
Inner North London
Concerns raised2
Failure to record relevant family medical history
Failure to elicit relevant family medical history
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.5
Action
Update the NHS health-check template to record negative family history of ischaemic heart disease.
Stated by Church Lane SurgeryStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 6 November 2023.
Action
Expand family-history updates to annual chronic-disease checks, medication reviews, ECG appointments and standardised templates.
Stated by Church Lane SurgeryStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 6 November 2023.
Action
Begin updating ischaemic-heart-disease family histories for all patients aged over 25 and inform patients about voluntary updates at registration.
Stated by Church Lane SurgeryStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 6 November 2023.
Action
Train staff to collect and accurately record family-history information in the clinical system.
Stated by Church Lane SurgeryStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 6 November 2023.
Action
Audit new family-history entries every 12 months to assess system progress.
Stated by Church Lane SurgeryStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 6 November 2023.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
Position
The family history was not disclosed during prior consultations, so it was unavailable for consideration in risk assessment and prescribing.
Stated by Church Lane SurgeryDisputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Manchester West
Concerns raised1
Failure to take full account of family history when clinically investigating prisoners with possible high cholesterol
This report raised 5 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statements
No respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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