Written questions

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Yeovil

2026-05-28 · Department of Health and Social Care · 4777 · Official question

Adam Dance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people are able to access timely diagnoses for (a) arthritis and (b) musculoskeletal conditions in Yeovil constituency.

Answer

The Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Yeovil Hospital, is commissioned to provide all National Institute for Health and Care Excellence-approved biological medicines for arthritis, which, when used in appropriate patients, produce substantial clin...