Question reference: S6W-04932
- Asked by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 9 December 2021 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 December 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the detection of atrial fibrillation.
Answer
We have not made a direct assessment of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the detection of atrial fibrillation. However, we regularly assess statistics on Covid-19’s impact on cardiovascular services more widely to inform our work.
Public Health Scotland Statistics on COVID-19’s impact on the health care system including cardiovascular procedures can be found at:
https://scotland.shinyapps.io/phs-covid-wider-impact/
To address the wider impacts of the pandemic our NHS Recovery Plan, backed by over £1bn of investment, sets out our plans for health and care over the next five years. Through the plan we will take forward our aim of increasing NHS capacity by at least 10% as quickly as possible to address the backlog of care and meet the ongoing healthcare needs for people across the country.