Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114301

Functional Neurological Disorder: Physiotherapy

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Mrs Elsie Blundell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients who have functional neurological disorder have access to rehabilitative physiotherapy.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

NHS England’s updated Service Specification for Adult Specialised Neurology Services, published in August 2025 and due to come into effect on 1 April 2026, sets a clear expectation that neurology patients, including those with functional neurological diso...

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