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Heart Diseases: Health Services

Volume 503: debated on Wednesday 13 January 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2009, Official Report, column 479W, on heart diseases: health services, what the timetable is for specialised commissioning groups to designate services for adults with congenital heart disease. (310538)

There is no national timetable for Specialised Commissioning Groups (SCGs) to designate services for adults with congenital heart disease. The service specification standards for these services are expected to be officially signed off by SCGs at a meeting on 28 January 2010. It is for each SCG then to decide on a timetable for the work on designation of services for adults with congenital heart disease according to local priorities.