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Craniocervical Instability: Health Services

Commons · Question 119546 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Mar 2026

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish a national clinical pathway for the diagnosis and management of craniocervical instability in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 23 Mar 2026

Decisions on the development of clinical pathways, the commissioning of services, and the configuration of specialist diagnostics remain the responsibility of local integrated care boards, which are best placed to assess local population needs and ensure ...