United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL13739
Gastroparesis: Surgery
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20 January 2026
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29 January 2026 · Answer
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29 January 2026
Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government why patients in England who suffer from gastroparesis cannot receive gastric pacemaker surgery on the NHS.
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20 January 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government why patients in England who suffer from gastroparesis cannot receive gastric pacemaker surgery on the NHS.
Source: Lords
29 January 2026
Answer
NHS England does not routinely commission gastric pacemaker surgery, also known as gastro electrical stimulation, for the treatment of gastroparesis. This is because a detailed evidence review conducted in 2016 concluded that there was insufficient robust...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-20/HL13739
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1873638
- uk · wq-1873638 · source updated 29 January 2026