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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-25more like thismore than 2014-06-25
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Anticoagulants more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to increase the uptake of novel oral anticoagulants in the management of atrial fibrillation. more like this
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Lord Black of Brentwood remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-01more like thismore than 2014-07-01
answer text <p>Decisions on the prescribing of medicines are a matter for clinicians in discussion with their patients.</p><p> </p><p>National Health Service commissioners are legally required by regulations to fund those anticoagulant treatments recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence(NICE) in its technology appraisal guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The NICE Implementation Collaborative published a consensus statement on supporting the use of novel oral anticoagulants in non-valvular atrial fibrillation on 18 June 2014. This is available at:</p><p> </p><p>www.nice.org.uk/resource/CG180/pdf/c/cg180-atrial-fibrillation-nic-consensus-statement-on-the-use-of-noacs?id=gvyb3hjdqrcjtn6ytpwx3ydb64</p><p> </p><p>NICE published its updated clinical guideline on the management of atrial fibrillation on 25 June 2014 which recommends that novel oral anticoagulants should be offered where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data from the Innovation Scorecard show that uptake of new anticoagulants across England is increasing. Further information is available at:</p><p> </p><p>www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB13669</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-01T11:47:28.0313192Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-01T11:47:28.0313192Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
4171
label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood more like this