Written questions

Rare Diseases: Health Services

Commons · Question 86628 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 26 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring that rare autoimmune rheumatic disease patients have named care coordinators.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 26 Nov 2025

We are aware there remains unmet need on coordination of care for people with rare diseases and work is underway to improve this.Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for working with their local communities to understand the needs of the local po...