Atrial Fibrillation: Surgery
2026-06-18 · Department of Health and Social Care · 11435 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has been made of the availability of left atrial appendage occlusion procedures to eligible patients in the South East.
Answer
Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is a prescribed specialised service and is commissioned in accordance with NHS England’s published national clinical commissioning policy, which is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/publicati...