Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the misdiagnosis of sexual abuse survivors with complex post-traumatic stress disorder.

NHS England’s Strategic Direction for Sexual Assault and Abuse Services sets out a clear ambition and a programme of work to improve awareness and training across the workforce, so that victims and survivors will be better able to access specialised services, safeguarding will be enhanced, the quality of care received improved and ultimately patient experience and outcomes heightened.