Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the findings of the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership’s <i>National Audit of Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices April 2015 to March 2016</i> published on 14 February.

This audit provides useful information for National Health Service commissioners and providers in relation to the commissioning and use of Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices.

The clinical indications for implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators are well established and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines exist for both these type of devices. We expect clinicians, providers and commissioners to follow best practice in relation to using these devices.