Written questions

CJD: Health Services

Commons · Question 33272 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will maintain funding for specialist (a) clinical and (b) surveillance services for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 5 Mar 2025

Effective diagnostic and surveillance services for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) are necessary to monitor public health protection measures and ensure that patients receive appropriate care and support.Currently, specialist diagnostic and surveillance s...