Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of whether Neurosciences centres are meeting the NHS England service specification for neurological care (a) in general and (b) related to neuromuscular conditions.

The compliance level for the specialised neurology services specification is very high with only a small number of services requiring a provider action plan or commissioner action.

Information relating to specialised neurological care is recorded under the following categories: Paediatric Neurosciences, Neurosciences – Specialised Neurology, and Neurosurgery – Adult. As such, information regarding specialised neuromuscular disorders is not considered separately.