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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(11 June 2026)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to left atrial appendage occlusion in (a) Shropshire (b) the Midlands and (c) England.

Asked by:
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

Left atrial appendage occlusion is a prescribed specialised service and is commissioned in accordance with NHS England’s published national clinical commissioning policy, with further information available at the following two links:

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ipg349

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng196

NHS England’s regional specialised commissioners and integrated care boards are responsible for the monitoring of activity, reviewing of equity of access for their populations, and addressing variation through local oversight and clinical network.


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