Question follow-through · 24718
Diseases: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment pathways for patients with (i) hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, (ii) Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and (iii) Mast C
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 17 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 23 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment pathways for patients with (i) hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, (ii) Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and (iii) Mast C
21 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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23 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and mast cell activation syndrome. The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities, collaboratively developed ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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