Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility: Health Services
Commons · Question 126978 · Tabled 13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of integrating (a) Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and (b) hypermobility spectrum disorders with overlapping conditions such as (i) Postural Orthostati
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 20 Apr 2026
The Government recognises that hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD), and overlapping conditions such as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndro...