Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 62833

Restless Legs Syndrome: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 25 June 2025

Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Adam Dance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NICE guidelines on treatments for restless leg syndrome.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not developed any guidelines on the diagnosis and/or management of restless leg syndrome (RLS) and has not evaluated any treatments for this condition. NICE has, however, commissioned a Clin...

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