AQW 13244/22-27

Miss Nuala McAllister
Alliance Party
North Belfast

Tabled Date: 11/06/2024
Answered On Date: 25/06/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the guidance provided to GPs in relation to the (i) diagnosis; and (ii) treatment of Lyme Disease.

Answer:

In June 2018, Public Health colleagues wrote to all GP Practices directing them to the NICE Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of Lyme Disease.

The NICE guidance included information about awareness, diagnosis, management and information for people with Lyme disease, as well requesting medical practitioners to report all confirmed or suspected cases of Lyme disease to the PHA Duty Room.