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Craniocervical Instability: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish a national clinical pathway for the diagnosis and management of craniocervical instability in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
23 Mar 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish a national clinical pathway for the diagnosis and management of craniocervical instability in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Decisions on the development of clinical pathways, the commissioning of services, and the configuration of specialist diagnostics remain the responsibility of local integrated care boards, which are best placed to assess local population needs and ensure ...

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