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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Health Services

Commons · Question 98671 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 7 Jan 2026

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Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS trusts in England provide specialist clinics for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 7 Jan 2026

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 ...