Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government why the scope of the Major Conditions Strategy does not include hundreds of neurological conditions.

The Government announced a Major Conditions Strategy in January 2023, focusing on six groups of conditions that account for over 60% of ill health and early death in England. This has allowed us to look at similarities in approach across these conditions,and where there might be opportunities to ensure care is better centered around the patient. This means that many of the solutions identified in the final strategy may benefit patients and users of health and social care services beyond the six major condition groups, including neurological conditions.

The Department has worked closely with a range of stakeholders to develop the strategy, including people with lived experience and organisations representing patients, carers, and conditions. This includes engagement with the Neurological Alliance.