Written questions

Coeliac Disease: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 19650 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 6 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of diagnostic delays on the long-term health of patients with undiagnosed coeliac disease; and what steps he is taking to reduce those delays.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 6 Jan 2025

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has guidance on the recognition, assessment, and management of coeliac disease, which is available at the following link:https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng20The guidance outlines a number of symptoms ...