Heart Diseases: Surgery
Commons · Question 10430 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Rebecca Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the gap between NHS England's 2018 commissioning target of 1,000 left atrial appendage occlusion procedures per annum and current delivery.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 24 Jun 2026
Oversight of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) activity and delivery sits with integrated care boards (ICBs) and NHS England regional commissioning teams, who work in close collaboration with cardiac networks to monitor activity and equity of access ...