Muscular Dystrophy: Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 56210 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to ensure that NHS trusts are prepared to deliver (a) timely and (b) equitable access to emerging treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, in the context of (i)
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 10 Jun 2025
The Department understands the impact that Duchenne muscular dystrophy has on those living with it and their families, and the urgent need for new treatment options. If new therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy are approved by the National Institute f...