Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services
2026-06-14 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL937 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential contribution of single point of access referral models to reducing avoidable mortality and improving outcomes for patients with heart valve disease.
Answer
Emerging evidence from local services suggests Single Point of Access (SPoA) supports patients to receive rapid specialist assessments and a clear next step for their treatment by embedding a timely specialist clinical review at the start of the pathway, ...