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Sjögren's Syndrome: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support people with Sjogrens to work and (b) implement a multi-disciplinary care system.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
19 Mar 2025
Answer
25 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support people with Sjogrens to work and (b) implement a multi-disciplinary care system.

  2. 19 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Appropriate work is generally good for health and wellbeing, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. Disabled people and people with health conditions such as Sjogren’s syndrome are a diverse group, so ...

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