PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Heart Diseases (25 May 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many heart valve replacements have been undertaken in the last five years for which figures are available; and whether those figures are comparable to France and Germany.
Asked by:
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)
Asked by:
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)
Answer
The number of finished consultant episodes (FCEs) with a main or secondary procedure for a heart valve replacement in England from 2010/11 to 2014/15 is shown in the table below:
Year | FCEs |
2010-11 | 10,543 |
2011-12 | 11,360 |
2012-13 | 11,434 |
2013-14 | 12,137 |
2014-15 | 12,833 |
The Government does not hold comparable data for heart valve replacement in France and Germany.
Answered by:
Jane Ellison (Conservative)
7 June 2016
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