Atrial Fibrillation

(asked on 11th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for the NICE consultation on CG180 Atrial Fibrillation: management (2014).


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 19th October 2017

In September 2017, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published the surveillance review decision report for the current atrial fibrillation guideline. The review confirmed that NICE would undertake a partial update of the guideline on atrial fibrillation.

We understand that NICE intends to commission the update in early 2018, and that, once commissioned, NICE will have a better idea of the timescale, including a start date, for the update. There will be a consultation on the draft guidance but NICE cannot yet confirm a timetable. The dates for the consultation will become available on the website in due course.

Information about the number of general practitioners (GPs) not providing anticoagulation therapy to all suitable people with atrial fibrillation is not held centrally.

NHS England is promoting the use of GRASP-AF (Guidance on Risk Assessment and Stroke Prevention for Atrial Fibrillation) within GP practices in England. GRASP-AF is an audit tool developed by and trialled in the National Health Service, which greatly simplifies the process of identifying patients with atrial fibrillation who are not receiving the right management to help reduce their risk of stroke. To support this work, an analysis of the costs and benefits of using the anticoagulant drug warfarin to help prevent stroke in people with atrial fibrillation was published in 2015.

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