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Written question asked by Danny Kruger (Conservative) on Monday, 12 April 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 April 2021. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 April 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Prescription Drugs: Misuse

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations of the 2019 PHE Prescribed Medicines Review, when he plans to introduce a dedicated national helpline and website to support people with prescribed drug dependence.

Answer

NHS England and NHS Improvement are leading a programme of work in response to the recommendations in Public Health England’s ‘Dependence and withdrawal associated with some prescribed medicines: An evidence review’. The recommendation for a time-limited dedicated national helpline and website is being carefully considered as part of this work.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
179700
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Advisory services Prescription drugs Misuse
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk