CRY
Chairman Dr Greg Whyte (Director of Science and Research at the English
Institute of Sport) and CRY's consultant Dr Sanjay Sharma (consultant
cardiologist at Lewisham University Hospital) are the first nominations
for the working group (Sudden Death in the Young / Screening) to be
chaired by Professor Bill McKenna, world expert on young sudden cardiac
death and CRY's first Patron.
This
is the sub-group nominated to address the issue of screening for
signs and symptoms after death or diagnosis, that was the basis
of Dari Taylor MP's Cardiac Risk in the Young (Screening) Bill that was
debated in the House on March 15 2004.
Health
Minister Melanie Johnson responded at the conclusion of the debate to
the work done by Dari and CRY raising awareness of the issue of young
sudden cardiac death, with the offer leading to this consultation period
for a new chapter in the National Service Framework on Arrhythmias and
Sudden Death. Dr
Sharma crucially provided the medical information that informed
Dari's Bill, and in tandem with Dr Whyte advised on the highly specialised
aspect of screening in sport.
