Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99614

Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Essex

Tabled: 12 December 2025

Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve early diagnosis and treatment for people living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in Essex.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Government is committed to improving outcomes for people living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, including those in Essex.NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) gastroenterology programme is supporting local integrated care boar...

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