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Lipoedema

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether lipoedema has a diagnostic code within NHS data systems; what steps he is taking to improve the collection of data on prevalence, diagnosis and outcomes for people with lipoedema; and what

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
11 Feb 2026
Answer
2 Mar 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether lipoedema has a diagnostic code within NHS data systems; what steps he is taking to improve the collection of data on prevalence, diagnosis and outcomes for people with lipoedema; and what

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Lipoedema does not currently have a unique standalone diagnostic code within the National Health Service’s primary coding systems. In clinical practice, it is often recorded under broader World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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