Question follow-through · 15352

Epilepsy: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support individuals with epilepsy whose condition is not well-controlled by existing therapies; and what funding his Department has allocated to support resea

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 Nov 2024
Target answer date
25 Nov 2024
Answer
26 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support individuals with epilepsy whose condition is not well-controlled by existing therapies; and what funding his Department has allocated to support resea

  2. 25 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    We want a society where every person, including those with long-term conditions such as epilepsy, receives high-quality, compassionate continuity of care, with their families and carers supported. We will change the National Health Service so that it beco...

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