Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 122659

Migraines: Health Services

Tabled: 23 March 2026

Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce regional variation in access to migraine care and treatment.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

We recognise the substantial economic and National Health Service burden of migraine, alongside the personal impacts. We know that there are an estimated 16,500 emergency admissions per year for migraine that could be avoided, costing the NHS £11.5 millio...

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