Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve the quality of training on (a) Tourette’s syndrome and (b) other tic disorders for service providers in England.

Individual National Health Service employers are responsible for ensuring that staff are trained, competent and have the necessary skills to safely and effectively treat patients in their care, including those with Tourette syndrome. Health Education England’s e-learning for healthcare also offers sessions including content on Tourette’s Syndrome. Patients with Tourette’s syndrome are usually referred to specialist neurology services and the General Medical Council’s approved curriculum includes a section on movement disorders.