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Ehlers-danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility

Commons · Question 85003 · Tabled 24 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

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Asked by Aphra Brandreth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to create a pathway for NHS (a) diagnosis and (b) care for (i) hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and (ii) hypermobility spectrum disorders.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 11 Nov 2025

Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission services which meet the needs of their local population, including for those with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders. It is the responsi...