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Neurological Diseases

Asked by Sir Ashley FoxConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 October 2025UIN 79894

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6874 on Brain: Diseases, whether his Department plans to update the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance on the recognition and referral of suspected neurological conditions.

Answered by Dr Zubir Ahmed

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for making decisions on whether its published guidelines should be updated in light of new evidence or emerging issues not in the scope of the original guideline.

NICE has no plans to review or update its guideline on Suspected neurological conditions: recognition and referral, code NG127, at this time.

NICE maintains surveillance of new evidence that may affect its published guidance and would consult on any proposed changes with a wide range of stakeholders if significant new evidence was to emerge.

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