Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14605

Arthritis

Tabled: 30 June 2026

Answered: 8 July 2026

Question

Dr Peter Prinsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people with arthritis are signposted to holistic support at the point of diagnosis.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

We are supporting better care for patients with arthritis through the Getting It Right First Time Programme (GIRFT) for Rheumatology. The GIRFT rheumatology programme is supporting the National Health Service to deliver care more equitably across England ...

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