Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 113519
Down's Syndrome: Diagnosis
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 4 March 2026
Question
Stuart Andrew
Conservative — Daventry
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of diagnostic overshadowing for people with Down syndrome; and whether that issue will be included in the final statutory guidance und
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedIn 2023, NHS England produced a guide for frontline staff to support people with learning disabilities which asks staff to be aware of diagnostic overshadowing. NHS England does not hold data on the extent of diagnostic overshadowing for people with Down ...
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