Strokes: Mechanical Thrombectomy
(asked on 9th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the Saving Brains report published by the Stroke Association in October 2022.
This question was answered on 17th November 2022
NHS England has noted the Stroke Association’s report on the delivery of thrombectomy services. Working with the General Medical Council, the National Health Service aims to increase the number of specialists qualified to provide mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke through extended accredited training.