Migraines: Health Services
Commons · Question 122659 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce regional variation in access to migraine care and treatment.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 31 Mar 2026
We recognise the substantial economic and National Health Service burden of migraine, alongside the personal impacts. We know that there are an estimated 16,500 emergency admissions per year for migraine that could be avoided, costing the NHS £11.5 millio...