Question follow-through · 4965

Migraines: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of access to (a) specialist care and (b) NICE-approved treatments for patients with migraine.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Sept 2024
Target answer date
12 Sept 2024
Answer
16 Sept 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of access to (a) specialist care and (b) NICE-approved treatments for patients with migraine.

  2. 12 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    NHS England is responsible for allocating funding to the integrated care boards (ICBs), which are in turn responsible for commissioning specialist migraine services that meet the needs of their populations, subject to local prioritisation and funding.The ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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