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<p>There were less than six admissions with a primary diagnosis of Huntingdon’s Disease
for Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust in the year 2013-14; this is not a count of people
as the same person may have had more than one admission episode within the same time
period. This does not include any cases there may have been with independent providers.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department published a UK Strategy for Rare Diseases in
2013 and established the UK Rare Disease Forum to monitor the progress against the
UK Strategy. The UK Rare Disease Forum is due to report on the progress made against
the recommendations made in the UK Strategy in 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Patients
with Huntington's disease already have access to a range of NHS services including
those provided by general practitioners and associated health professionals, neurology
services, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, local mental health
services and palliative care where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Patients
with Huntington’s disease will benefit from the implementation of the UK Rare Disease
Strategy that will lead to further improvements in the diagnostic pathway for this
condition.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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