§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what submissions his Department has received from organisations representing epilepsy(a) patients, (b) carers and (c) service providers as part of its review of commissioning arrangements for specialised services. [86237]
§ Mr. HuttonThe majority of epilepsy services are provided in a primary or secondary care setting and are not specialised services; consequently they are not within the remit of this review. There have been no specific submissions to the review from organisations solely representing epilepsy patients, carers or service providers. There have been submissions from the Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales, the College of Health and London Health Link.
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how and to what extent the views and opinions of epilepsy patients and their carers are being taken into account as part of the review of commissioning specialised services. [86526]
§ Mr. HuttonThe review is considering the commissioning arrangements for specialised services in general, it is not looking at any one particular specialised service. The majority of epilepsy services are provided in a primary or secondary setting and, as such, are not tertiary services; consequently they are not within the remit of this review.