Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 127960
Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Tabled: 16 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026
Named DayQuestion
Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat — Mid Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all paediatric departments have access to specialists trained in the diagnosis and treatment of Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.