Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what learning modules are approved by NHS England to clinicians dealing with Lipedema cases.

It is not the role of NHS England to routinely endorse or approve clinical learning modules. Learning modules are developed by a broad range of organisations, including: Health Education England, the national organisation responsible for overseeing the workforce recruitment, education and training in the National Health Service; clinical professional membership organisations, such as the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP); and health charities.

In May 2014, the RCGP, in partnership with the charity Lipoedema UK, developed and published an e-learning module for general practitioners on the diagnosis and management of lipoedema. The module was endorsed by the Royal College of Nursing and can be found at the following link:

elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=146&popup=0