Question follow-through · 94951
Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps they are taking to help reduce wait times for diagnosis of (a) Crohn's and (b) Colitis.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 26 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 10 Dec 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps they are taking to help reduce wait times for diagnosis of (a) Crohn's and (b) Colitis.
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to improving care for people living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, including those in the Ashfield constituency. NHS England supports local integrated care boards to deliver high-quality, timely services through i...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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