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Written question asked by Fabian Hamilton (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 June 2016. It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 June 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Heart Diseases

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many heart valve replacements have been undertaken in the last five years for which figures are available; and whether those figures are comparable to France and Germany.

Answer

The number of finished consultant episodes (FCEs) with a main or secondary procedure for a heart valve replacement in England from 2010/11 to 2014/15 is shown in the table below:

Year

FCEs

2010-11

10,543

2011-12

11,360

2012-13

11,434

2013-14

12,137

2014-15

12,833

The Government does not hold comparable data for heart valve replacement in France and Germany.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
38514
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Germany Heart diseases France Surgery
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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