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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Commons · Question 78541 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Nov 2025

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Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase (a) awareness and (b) understanding of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome among (i) GPs and (ii) NHS staff.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 3 Nov 2025

A primary goal of the Complex Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Service, which is commissioned by NHS England, is to educate clinicians about the diagnosis, investigation, and management of patients with complex and atypical forms of EDS. While the service foc...