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Rare Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the National Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria Service for care coordination for people with rare diseases; and what steps his

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
11 Oct 2024
Target answer date
15 Oct 2024
Answer
21 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the National Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria Service for care coordination for people with rare diseases; and what steps his

  2. 15 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities to improve the lives of people living with rare diseases, such as Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH). This includes the priority of improving co-ordination of care.NHS England commissions ser...

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