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Hemiplegia: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of disparities in therapy provision for children with hemiplegia across integrated care boards on those children.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
30 Mar 2026 · 25 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of disparities in therapy provision for children with hemiplegia across integrated care boards on those children.

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the importance of access to therapy for children with neuromuscular disorders like hemiplegia, and that early intervention is shown to be the most effective.NHS England’s service specification for paediatric neurodisability servi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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