PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Strokes: Mechanical Thrombectomy (9 November 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to introduce mechanical thrombectomy treatment for suitable ischaemic stroke patients.
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Answer
The NHS Long Term Plan committed to increase the delivery of mechanical thrombectomy for suitable ischaemic stroke patients by 10%. Thrombectomy is available in 24 centres in England, with two non-neuroscience centres currently under development to improve access. The latest data shows that 2.8% of patients are receiving a thrombectomy following a stroke.
Information on stroke patients requiring thrombectomy treatment in Lewisham East is not held in the format requested. In 2020/21, no stroke patients treated by the Greenwich and Lewisham NHS Trust received thrombectomy treatment.
Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
15 November 2022
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