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Functional Neurological Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking support patients with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a pathway of care and treatment from di

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
20 Nov 2025
Answer
21 Nov 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking support patients with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a pathway of care and treatment from di

  2. 20 Nov 2025

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  3. 21 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    In August, NHS England updated the Specialised Neurology Service Specification, which is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/specialised-neurology-services-adults/The updated service specification includes specific refer...

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