Consultation survey 2017

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.....How to Respond to the Consultation

Responding to the consultation
The Department welcomes responses to all of the questions..... Please submit your
responses to the questions by 12pm on Thursday 22nd June 2017.
The preferred method of receiving your response is via the on-line consultation
questionnaire, which can be found on CitizenSpace:

consultations.dh.gov.uk/homeopathic/nhs-prescribing-of-gluten-free-foods

Please use this to record your responses.

Alternatively, you may wish to complete the
response form and e-mail it to us at:
[e-mail]

If you do not have internet or e-mail access, then please write to:

Prescribing Policy and Legislation Team
Department of Health
Room 2E14
Quarry House
Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE

A paper copy of this consultation document, and the corresponding response form, is
available on request, using the e-mail address. If you have any questions about the
content of this consultation then please send them to: [e-mail]

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www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/604842/Gluten_free_foods_cons.pdf

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Kevan Jones

..I beg to move,

That this House
has considered coeliac disease and prescriptions....

...The right hon. Gentleman raises a serious point about the life-changing effects that coeliac disease can have. I was only diagnosed by accident, in my 30s; my mother was not diagnosed until she was over 70. Early diagnosis is important, but it is not uncommon for people to live a long time without one being made.

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 included a duty on CCGs to have regard for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quality standards, but NICE guidance on prescribing gluten-free food for the management of coeliac disease has only recently been published. It says:

“Gluten-free products are more expensive and are usually only available from larger retailers, making access more difficult for people on low incomes or with limited mobility. As coeliac disease can affect more than one member of a family it can also be an additional burden on the family budget”— as Sir Gerald Howarth said.

“To address this, healthcare professionals should help people who may need support to find suitable gluten-free food products on prescription to enable them to maintain a gluten-free diet.”.....

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