| Heading: |
Epilepsy: Medical Treatments |
| Question ID: |
1747214 |
| UIN: |
17969 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-04 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5155 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Chris Kane
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| Asking Member handle: |
chriswkane
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@chriswkane
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has has been made on ensuring appropriate treatment for people suffering from epilepsy; and what steps he has taken to implement the 2018 review by Dame Sally Davies on the therape |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-10 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4444 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Karin Smyth
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| Answering Member handle: |
karinsmyth
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@karinsmyth
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| Answer text: |
There are a range of anti-seizure medications that can be prescribed for the treatment of epilepsy that have been shown to be effective at reducing the number of seizures a person experiences. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) g... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |