Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 98115
Heart Diseases: Medical Equipment
Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Danny Chambers
Liberal Democrat — Winchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of an independent national review into the use and oversight of ventricular assist devices in the NHS.
Answer
Karin SmythGuidance on the use of medical devices is a matter for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, which has existing guidance on the use of left ventricular assistance devices available at the following link:https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ip...
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