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Nicholas Dakin Excerpts
Tuesday 26th March 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Caroline Dinenage Portrait Caroline Dinenage
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this: we do need to do more in this space, and that is why we are investing over £1 billion a year in health research through the National Institute of Health Research.

Nicholas Dakin Portrait Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)
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What evaluation is being put in place to see how effective the 2018 NICE guidelines for clinicians on managing Lyme disease are in improving the treatment of this dreadful disease?

Caroline Dinenage Portrait Caroline Dinenage
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All NICE guidelines are permanently kept under review. If the research we are investing in throws new light on any issues, that will always be taken into consideration.