Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 8650

Rare Diseases: Health Services

Tabled: 11 October 2024
Answered: 21 October 2024

Question

Peter Dowd

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps with local Integrated Care Boards to help ensure that rare disease services are delivered according to the priorities set out in the Rare Disease Framework.

Answer

The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets a high-level strategy to focus action across the healthcare system to address the four priorities of: helping patients get a final diagnosis faster; increasing awareness of rare diseases among healthcare professionals; ...

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