Accident and Emergency Departments: Cardiovascular Diseases
2026-06-04 · Department of Health and Social Care · 6987 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of compliance with clinical guidance on the use of electrocardiograms for patients presenting after (a) collapses and (b) suspected cardiac events
Answer
This information is not held centrally. Local clinical audits in accident and emergency departments are a matter for National Health Service trusts working with their NHS commissioners and as part of relevant improvement programmes.