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Coeliac Disease: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 19651 · 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 steps he is taking to raise awareness of the average waiting time of 13 years for a diagnosis of coeliac disease.

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 ...