questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of diagnostic overshadowing on people with Down syndrome; and if he will take steps to include expectations on condition-specific training for relevant professionals within guidance under the Down Syndrome Act 2022.
answerText: In 2023, NHS England produced a guide for frontline staff as they support people with a learning disability which asks staff to be aware of diagnostic overshadowing, and which is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/clinica...
heading: Down's Syndrome: Health Services