Written question WQ98145
- Asked by
- John GriffithsLabour
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 4 days
Question
What steps is the Welsh Government taking to ensure that the guidelines on rehabilitation for chronic neurological disorders including acquired brain injury published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on 15 October 2025 will be implemented in Wales?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
The Welsh Government wants to ensure all people living with chronic neurological conditions, including acquired brain injury, have access to safe and high-quality services. This is at the heart of the Quality Statement for Neurological Conditions published in November 2022.
The quality statement sets out our ambition and strategic direction for health services for people with neurological conditions, and the outcomes and standards we expect health boards to achieve in delivering those services. All quality statements reference the delivery of treatment in line with the extant and relevant clinical guidance, including from NICE, the latest evidence, and standards.
We expect all NHS organisations in Wales to use the quality statement as the basis for planning how services for people with neurological conditions are developed and delivered, including those with chronic neurological disorders and acquired brain injury. Health boards are supported by NHS Performance and Improvement to implement their planning and delivery.