Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15645
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Health Services
Tabled: 22 November 2024
Answered: 28 November 2024
Question
Helen Grant
Conservative — Maidstone and Malling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) prevention, (b) diagnosis and (c) support for people affected by foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Answer
The Department has taken a number of steps to help prevent foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). The UK Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines, published in 2016, provide clear advice to women not to drink alcohol if they are planning for...
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