Question follow-through · 117420
Mechanical Thrombectomy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to deliver universal thrombectomy services by April 2026.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 3 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 5 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 11 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to deliver universal thrombectomy services by April 2026.
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Mar 2026
Answer published
NHS England has approved an additional £14.2 million of funding, targeted to areas where 24/7 access to thrombectomy is currently not available, in order to enable delivery from 1 April 2026.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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