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Rare Diseases: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

Asked by Sadik Al-HassanLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 19 March 2025UIN 37489

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS 10 Year Plan will include steps to ensure healthcare professionals are adequately trained and supported in diagnosing and treating rare diseases like Myasthenia Gravis.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

We have committed to develop a 10-Year Health Plan to deliver a National Health Service fit for the future. The plan, and the refreshed Long Term Workforce Plan that follows it, will ensure that we have the right number of staff, with the right skill mix so that patients, including those with rare diseases like myasthenia gravis, can be promptly diagnosed and treated.

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