United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 928
Lipoedema: Medical Treatments
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13 May 2026
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22 May 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of surgery and GLP-1 medication as treatments for Lipoedema.
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13 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of surgery and GLP-1 medication as treatments for Lipoedema.
Source: Commons
22 May 2026
Answer
The Department has not made any assessment of the potential role of GLP-1 medications in reducing inflammation and pain associated with lipoedema. Newly licensed medicines are appraised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), whic...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-13/928
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1905006
- uk · wq-1905006 · source updated 22 May 2026