Written questions

Craniocervical Instability: Diagnosis

2026-05-12 · Department of Health and Social Care · 799 · Official question

Shockat Adam

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provision exists within the NHS for diagnostic investigations, including upright and dynamic MRI, for suspected craniocervical instability; and whether he plans to expand access to that provis

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...