To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that heart failure patients have access to specialist care in the event of future covid-19 outbreaks.
Answered on
11 January 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic the National Health Service has continued to treat people with and without COVID-19.
The recovery of non-COVID-19 services, including cardiac services, is a continued priority for 2021/22. Local teams are working hard to restore services, including for patients with heart conditions, and to provide diagnostic tests and treatments to as many people as possible this winter.
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Department of Health and Social Care
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