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Functional Neurological Disorder: Health Services

Commons · Question 111926 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Feb 2026

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Asked by Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the provision of NHS treatment for Functional Neurological Disorder; and what steps he will take to resolve the disparities that currently exist between regions for

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Answered by Ashley Dalton, 16 Feb 2026

NHS England’s updated Specialised Neurology Service Specification, published in August 2025, includes specific reference to functional neurological disorder (FND). It states that all specialised neurology centres must include access to treatment services ...