Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taken to ensure that the (a) views and (b) experiences of (i) stakeholders, (ii) patients and (iii) clinicians, are included in the review of the effective, safe and appropriate use of anticoagulation medicines undertaken by the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre.

The literature review commissioned from the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre was intended to assess the clinical evidence published since 2014 on the efficacy, safety, and patient experience of warfarin and direct oral anti coagulants, to guide decision making among National Health Service commissioners, clinicians and patients. It included reviews of stakeholder experiences, including patients and practitioners. The review will be used to inform future policy and identify what additional evidence might be required.