Written questions

Atrial Fibrillation: Surgery

2026-06-18 · Department of Health and Social Care · 11438 · Official question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of atrial fibrillation patients eligible for a left atrial appendage occlusion procedure in (a) Slough and (b) 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...