Written question asked by Andrew Snowden (Conservative) on Friday, 10 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 October 2025. It was answered by Ashley Dalton (Labour) on Monday, 20 October 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Anaemia

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help raise awareness among (a) general practitioners and (b) the public on the (i) signs and (ii) symptoms of aplastic anaemia.

Answer: The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities collaboratively developed with the rare disease community, which includes increasing awareness of rare diseases among healthcare professionals. With over 7,000 rare diseases, it is not possible for healthcare professionals to receive comprehensive training on every condition. It is therefore important that they are aware of rare diseases more broadly and are alert to considering them. The 2025 England Rare Diseases Action Plan updates on progress to increase awareness of rare diseases among healthcare professionals. This includes launching new resources on the innovative digital educational resource GeNotes and developing a range of training and educational resources on rare diseases to include rare diseases in UK health professional education and training frameworks.

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