PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Strokes: Mechanical Thrombectomy (9 November 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the Saving Brains report published by the Stroke Association in October 2022.
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Answer
NHS England has noted the Stroke Association’s report on the delivery of thrombectomy services. Working with the General Medical Council, the National Health Service aims to increase the number of specialists qualified to provide mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke through extended accredited training.
Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
17 November 2022
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