Heart Diseases: Surgery
2026-06-08 · Department of Health and Social Care · 7800 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the progress towards NHS England's 2018 commissioning target of 1,000 Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion procedures per annum.
Answer
Oversight of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) activity and delivery sits with integrated care boards and NHS England regional commissioning teams, who work in close collaboration with cardiac networks to monitor activity and equity of access for pat...