Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Recommendation 5

5 Accepted in Part Paragraph: 26

We are also concerned that the relative infrequency with which clinicians encounter this kind of...

Conclusion
We are also concerned that the relative infrequency with which clinicians encounter this kind of condition suggests that many of them are likely to be out of date with regard to the best possible practice in treating these patients and getting them the necessary specialist treatments.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees in part with the concern, committing NHS England and NHS Improvement to collaborate with several medical bodies to review existing guidance and training on sports-related concussion and make necessary improvements. However, they clarify they do not produce clinical guides or set curriculum for GPs or emergency clinicians.
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Paragraph Reference: 26
Government Response Accepted in Part
HM Government · verbatim extract Accepted in Part
The Government agrees in part with this recommendation. NHS England and NHS Improvement will work with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Health Education England (HEE), the Faculty for Sport and Exercise Medicine, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the Royal College of General Practitioners to look at existing relevant guidance and training, and undertake any changes that need to be made to improve the management for people who suffer concussion as a result of sport. NHS England and NHS Improvement do not produce clinical guides, nor do they set the curriculum or learning needs for General Practitioners or Emergency Medicine Clinicians.
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