Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 40854

Facial Palsy: Health Services

Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 1 April 2025

Question

Jonathan Davies

LabourMid Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) engage healthcare professionals in the early diagnosis and treatment of facial palsy and (b) support patients in the days following a facial palsy diagnos

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The provision of care and management for people with facial palsy, also known as Bell’s palsy, is the responsibility of general practices, under local integrated care boards.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced a clini...

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