Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 120511

Craniocervical Instability: Health Services

Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Fleur Anderson

LabourPutney

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures NHS England has in place to ensure patients with suspected EDS-related craniocervical instability receive appropriate physical assessment before being diagnosed with a psychological o

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
National clinical guidance, including guidance jointly issued by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal College of Psychiatrists, explicitly instructs clinicians not to apply psychological explanations prematurely, and to conduct a full ...

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