Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are specialist services for children diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.

Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning services to meet the needs of their local populations, including services for people with fibromyalgia and children with Tourette syndrome.

Support for people with fibromyalgia may be provided through primary care, pain management, rheumatology, physiotherapy, and psychological therapies, according to individual clinical need. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published guidance on the assessment of chronic pain and the management of chronic primary pain, which healthcare professionals and commissioners are expected to take fully into account.

For children with Tourette syndrome, care may be provided by local paediatric, neurological, neurodevelopmental, or child and adolescent mental health services. Where the condition has a significant impact on daily life, NICE guidance recommends referral to an appropriate specialist service for assessment and treatment.