§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients received heart pacemakers in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the reliability of pacemakers. [134242]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonFigures published in the National Pacemaker Database Annual Report for 2002 are shown in the table.
For the United Kingdom Total New Replacement 1998 23,366 18,674 4,692 1999 23,705 18,912 4,793 2000 24,916 19,439 5,477 2001 27,028 20,643 6,385 2002 25,397 19,154 6,243 The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency considers the overall current reliability of pacemakers to be appropriate.