Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps NHS England has taken to meet the Neurosciences: Specialised Neurology (Adult) service specification in Lancashire and Southern Cumbria for providing neuromuscular care co-ordinator support to adults and outreach clinics in that region.

NHS England is responsible for commissioning specialised services, including neuromuscular services.

The NHS England North West Specialised Commissioning Team has, as part of a national exercise, assessed all providers of specialised services against standards for service specification. The only provider in the Lancashire and South Cumbria area is the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. NHS England advises that the Trust has indicated it is compliant with the Neurosciences: Specialised Neurology (Adult) service specification.