Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 53385

Alopecia: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 22 May 2025

Question

Graeme Downie

LabourDunfermline and Dollar

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the British Association of Dermatologists on the suitability of Severity of Alopecia Tool scores to determine treatment for alopecia.

Answer

Karin Smyth
There have been no discussions between the current health ministers in England and the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) on the suitability of the Severity of Alopecia Tool’s (SALT) scores to determine treatment for alopecia areata.However, we u...

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