PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Thyroid Diseases (19 October 2017)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the NHS system for diagnosing and treating thyroid-related conditions.

Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

Answer

Treatments for thyroid conditions are generally commissioned by clinical commissioning groups and we would expect general practitioners to use their professional judgement when diagnosing patients.

There is general information on services for thyroid conditions available on NHS Choices.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has guidance documents published on each of the thyroid disorders. These can be found via the following link:

www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/diabetes-and-other-endocrinal--nutritional-and-metabolic-conditions/thyroid-disorders


Answered by:
Steve Brine (Conservative)
24 October 2017

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