NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG (SRCCG) commissions healthcare on behalf of its local population across primary, secondary and tertiary care sectors. Commissioning policy including clinical referral pathways and thresholds have been developed and defined using appropriate NICE guidance and other peer reviewed evidence and are summarised here in order to guide and inform referrers. 

This commissioning policy is needed in order to clarify the criteria for referral for Atrial Fibrillation.