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Neurological Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to address variations in access to care for people with multiple sclerosis and other progressive neurological conditions.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
4 Sept 2026
Answer
22 Sept 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to address variations in access to care for people with multiple sclerosis and other progressive neurological conditions.

  2. 4 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to improving access to high‑quality care and treatment for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other progressive neurological conditions.Through NHS England’s Neurology Transformation Programme, a new model of integrated ca...

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Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.

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Multiple Sclerosis: Health Services

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Multiple Sclerosis: Health Services

7 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of provision of patient education and support at the time of diagnosis for people with multiple sclerosis; and what improvements can be made.

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NHS: Databases

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Neurological Diseases: Health Services

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Neurological Diseases: Health Services

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Dietary Supplements: Northern Ireland

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Dietary Supplements: Northern Ireland

8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what engagement her Department has had with businesses, healthcare practitioners and representative organisations in Northern Ireland on the European Commission's proposals to introduce maximum per

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Dietary Supplements: Regulation

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Multiple Sclerosis: Health Services

9 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support her Department is providing to Integrated Care Systems to ensure people with multiple sclerosis receive the best possible care.

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Multiple Sclerosis: Health Services

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