Written questions

Gout: Health Services

Commons · Question 31440 · Tabled 13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 28 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure people diagnosed with gout have access to medical care.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 28 Feb 2025

We know how important it is that patients with gout receive the care they need from their general practices (GPs) and secondary care.We want to make it easier for patients to see a GP when they need to. In October 2024, we provided an £82 million boost to...