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Written question asked by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 March 2017. It was answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 March 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Encephalitis

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the level of NHS card and support available to people who have been diagnosed with encephalitis.

Answer

The Department has not made a recent assessment of the diagnosis of encephalitis or the level of National Health Service support available to people who have been diagnosed with encephalitis.

The new Emergency Care Data Set will be introduced from October 2017, and will improve the recording of the diagnosis of encephalitis in English accident and emergency departments, and allow a greater understanding of the current scope and scale of the problem.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
69011
Session
2016-17
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Health services Encephalitis
Link
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