Lipoedema
Commons · Question 111793 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Layla Moran
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training and guidance is provided to GPs and other frontline clinicians on recognising and managing lipoedema; and whether he plans to review undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing profess
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 23 Feb 2026
Doctors are responsible for maintaining their clinical knowledge, including on lipoedema, throughout their careers, and are responsible for identifying learning needs as part of their continuing professional development.All doctors registered in the Unite...