Heart Diseases: Medical Treatments
(asked on 21st February 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the suitability of the Jena Triology heart valve; and whether he plans to make it available on the NHS.
This question was answered on 2nd March 2023
The Jena Triology heart valve obtained authorisation for placement on the United Kingdom market in 2021 and meets legal requirements for supply in the country. The suitability of the device is a clinical decision and availability through the National Health Service rests with NHS commissioned care providers.