Neurofibromatosis

(asked on 29th July 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure early diagnosis of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1.


Answered by
Earl Howe Portrait
Earl Howe
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
This question was answered on 18th August 2014

Information for the public on the diagnosis and treatment of neurofibromatosistype 1 (NF1) can be found on the NHS Choices website, which sets out the key signs and symptoms of the condition, including: coffee colored patches on the skin, two or more neurofibromas (bumps on or under the skin); bone defects, such as bowing of the lower leg; and, a family history of NF1. The NF1 webpages can be viewed at the following link:

www.nhs.uk/conditions/Neurofibromatosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx

More detailed information for general practitioners and other health professionals can be found on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence NHS Evidence website at:

www.evidence.nhs.uk

This provides free access to quality health and social care evidence and best practice.

NHS England commissions complex NF1 services as part of its remit to deliver specialised services and has published a service specification for NF1. Diagnostic services are a core element of this specification and can be accessed by all patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis on referral.

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