Written questions

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Health Services

2026-05-12 · Department of Health and Social Care · 797 · Official question

Shockat Adam

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS care pathways for patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and associated co-morbidities.

Answer

In England, the organisation and delivery of multidisciplinary care for patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (hEDS) and associated co-morbidities is a matter for local National Health Service systems. Integrated care boards are responsible fo...