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Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Training

Commons · Question 81390 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 29 Oct 2025

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Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that healthcare professionals receive appropriate training on (a) identifying and (b) managing postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome effectively.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 29 Oct 2025

The Department does not hold data on the number of people diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) in England in 2020 and 2025. There are no relevant codes in the Hospital Episode Statistics database that identify PoTS.PoTS UK, howe...