Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 56598

Restless Legs Syndrome: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Henry Tufnell

LabourMid and South Pembrokeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he made of the use of dopamine agonists as a first-line treatment for restless legs syndrome (RLS) before the NICE guidance was updated in February 2025; and what steps he is taking

Answer

Karin Smyth
No assessment has been made. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has not developed any guidelines on the diagnosis and/or management of restless leg syndrome (RLS) but has commissioned a Clinical Knowledge Summary (CKS) on the diagnosis ...

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