Question follow-through · 39340

Crohn's Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) medical support for and (b) access to medical support for people with Crohn's disease (i) in England and (ii) in Southampton.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
18 Mar 2025
Target answer date
20 Mar 2025
Answer
28 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) medical support for and (b) access to medical support for people with Crohn's disease (i) in England and (ii) in Southampton.

  2. 20 Mar 2025

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  3. 28 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time Programme on gastroenterology aims to reduce variations in care, increase early diagnosis and proactive management of Crohn’s disease and colitis, and increase access to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) specialist...

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