Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 71599

Accident and Emergency Departments: Neurology

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

James Naish

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the clinical impact of (a) delayed and (b) missed diagnosis of (i) autoimmune encephalitis and (ii) other acute neurological emergencies presenting to eme

Answer

Karin Smyth

The revised NHS England specialised neurology service specification, published on 13 August, following extensive consultation with clinical and charity partners, states that all patients should have access to acute neurology advice via a networked model o...

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