Written questions

Heart Diseases: Screening

Commons · Question 23557 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of pricing a 24-hour and a 14-day recording identically under HRG code EY51Z on the level of adoption of extended ambulatory electrocardiogram m

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 17 Sep 2026

No such assessment has been made, but the NHS Payment Scheme and associated HRG classifications are kept under regular review to ensure that they support the delivery of effective and efficient patient care.