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Written question asked by Lee Anderson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 December 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 December 2020. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Monday, 21 December 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Atrial Fibrillation: Diagnosis

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on detection and diagnosis rates for atrial fibrillation in England (a) from January to May 2019 and (b) from January to May 2020 inclusive; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

The information is not available in the format requested. The Quality Outcomes Framework reports annually for atrial fibrillation and it is not possible to break down into monthly data.

A register of patients with atrial fibrillation is used to monitor cumulative recorded prevalence year-on-year. Recorded prevalence of atrial fibrillation increased from 1.98% in 2018/19 to 2.05% in 2019/20. Data for 2020/21 will be published during 2021.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
127657
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Diagnosis Atrial fibrillation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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