A question on #Alopecia #MedicalTreatments tabled by Graeme Downie on 19-05-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: Alopecia: Medical Treatments
Question ID: 1804123
UIN: 53386
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-19
Asking Member ID: 5275
Asking Member display name: Graeme Downie
Asking Member handle: GraemeDownieMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @GraemeDownieMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to health boards on the factors that should be used to determine the severity of alopecia prior to a decision on treatment.
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Date answered: 2025-06-02
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: Healthcare is a devolved matter, and our response outlines information for England only. The Scottish Government is responsible for the activities and decisions of health boards in Scotland.We have made no assessment of the effectiveness of the Severity o...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true