Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December to Question 119911 on Ankylosing Spondylitis and Arthritis , when NHS England plans to announce its next steps in relation to the recommendations it was presented with on 1 December 2017 by the data advisory group, led by Arthritis Research UK; and whether there will be a wider consultation on the opportunities for improved routine data collection on musculoskeletal incidence, prevalence, clinical activity, and outcomes.

NHS England’s work to consider the recommendations of the data advisory group is ongoing. Information on the next steps will be available in due course.