Eyesight: Rare Diseases
Commons · Question 18392 · Tabled 6 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Marsha De Cordova
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients living with rare inherited retinal diseases receive (a) timely and (b) equitable access to new treatments.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 12 Dec 2024
The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as rare inherited retinal diseases. The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities collaboratively developed with the rare disease community, including im...