Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 100360

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: Health Services

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026

Question

Stuart Andrew

ConservativeDaventry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of NHS policies on private access for patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome seeking faster access to speciali

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) is diagnosed by a combination of general practitioners (GPs) and specialist clinicians. GPs can diagnose PoTS in many cases but, if they are unsure of symptoms or if symptoms are complex, they will refer pa...

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