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Labyrinthitis: Health Services

Commons · Question 6679 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to NHS organisations on signposting patients with balance disorders to relevant voluntary sector support organisations.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 15 Jun 2026

The Department has made no specific central assessment of the overall availability and adequacy of specialist diagnostic and treatment services for balance disorders. The planning and commissioning of these services is the responsibility of integrated car...