Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of encephalitis there has been in the UK in the last five years.

Data on the total number of cases of encephalitis in the United Kingdom in the last five years is not held. As health is a devolved matter, it would be for the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to make decisions about collecting data in their respective countries.

The provision of after-care for people who have been treated for encephalitis is a local matter. Waiting times for patients with encephalitis will vary depending on their level of need and the judgement of clinicians, who are best placed to make such decisions.