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Craniocervical Instability: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures NHS England has in place to ensure patients with suspected EDS-related craniocervical instability receive appropriate physical assessment before being diagnosed with a psychological o

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
31 Mar 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures NHS England has in place to ensure patients with suspected EDS-related craniocervical instability receive appropriate physical assessment before being diagnosed with a psychological o

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    National clinical guidance, including guidance jointly issued by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal College of Psychiatrists, explicitly instructs clinicians not to apply psychological explanations prematurely, and to conduct a full ...

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