Restless Legs Syndrome: Surrey Heath
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with Restless Leg Syndrome in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answered by Ashley Dalton
Most services for long-term conditions, including restless leg syndrome (RLS), are commissioned locally by integrated care boards (ICBs). It is the responsibility of the ICBs, working with clinicians, service users, and patient groups, to develop local services and care pathways that meet patients’ needs.
General practitioners (GPs) will utilise the RLS Rating Scale to understand the impact on the patient and then trial treatments. GPs are supported by neurology referral or specialist advice and guidance.
There are 27 specialised neurological treatment centres across the National Health Service in England, which provide access to neurological multidisciplinary teams to ensure that patients with RLS can receive specialised treatment and support, according to their needs.
The National Institute of Clinical Excellence publishes clinical knowledge summaries (CKS) as a source of information, mainly for NHS staff working in primary care. The CKS on the diagnosis and clinical management of RLS was updated in February 2025, and is available at the following link:
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/restless-legs-syndrome/
We have also launched a 10-Year Health Plan to reform the NHS and improve care for people with long-term conditions. A central and core part of the 10-Year Health Plan will be our workforce and how we ensure we provide the staff, technology, and infrastructure the NHS needs to make it more accessible, proactive, and tailored for patients.
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