Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 44658

Vitamin B12

Tabled: 7 April 2025

Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to raise the minimum reference range for vitamin B12 serum levels to 500 pmol/L.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The assessment and clinical management of vitamin B12 falls under the remit of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). In March 2024, the NICE published the guidance, Vitamin B12 deficiency in over 16s: diagnosis and management, whic...

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