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Alopecia: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Severity of Alopecia Tool scores are the only factor that health boards are advised to use when determining the correct treatment for alopecia.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 May 2025
Target answer date
2 Jun 2025
Answer
2 Jun 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Severity of Alopecia Tool scores are the only factor that health boards are advised to use when determining the correct treatment for alopecia.

  2. 2 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Healthcare is a devolved matter, and our response outlines information for England only. The Scottish Government is responsible for the activities and decisions of health boards in Scotland.We have made no assessment of the effectiveness of the Severity o...

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