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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve treatment access and monitoring for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Jun 2026
Target answer date
8 Jun 2026
Answer
15 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve treatment access and monitoring for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

  2. 8 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Department recognises the importance of consistent, high-quality care for people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While the National Health Service in England operates within a locally commissioned system, the Government expects integrate...

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