Written questions

Tourette's Syndrome: Health Services

Commons · Question 61549 · Tabled 20 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing NICE guidance for (a) Tourette’s Syndrome and (b) other tic disorders.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 30 Jun 2025

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has established a prioritisation board that takes decisions on which topics should be prioritised for the development of a clinical guideline, in line with the criteria set out in NICE’s publish...