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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Commons · Question 78792 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome have access to appropriate pain management services.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 20 Oct 2025

Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission services which meet the needs of their local population, including for those with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). It is the responsibility of ICBs, working with clinicians, service ...