Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 116650
Down's Syndrome: Health Services
Tabled: 27 February 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026
Question
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of diagnostic overshadowing on people with Down syndrome; and if he will take steps to include expectations on condition-specific tra
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedIn 2023, NHS England produced a guide for frontline staff as they support people with a learning disability which asks staff to be aware of diagnostic overshadowing, and which is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/clinica...
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