PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Atrial Fibrillation: Diagnosis (9 December 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to expand the use of digital technologies to improve the remote detection of atrial fibrillation as result of restrictions on face-to-face appointments during the covid-19 outbreak.
Asked by:
Lee Anderson (Reform UK)
Asked by:
Lee Anderson (Reform UK)
Answer
The NHS is investing £9 million to fund a demonstrator project to test out new ways of providing treatment to people with Atrial Fibrillation using virtual clinics. NHSX continues to support and encourage emerging innovative diagnostic tools, for example through the Artificial Intelligence Health and Care Awards.
Answered by:
Ms Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
17 December 2020
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