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Written question asked by Lord Patel of Bradford (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 March 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 March 2015. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 March 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Heroin and Morphine: Death

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of changes in the number of deaths from heroin and morphine abuse over the first full year since they placed a financial incentive on the successful completion of drug treatment; and whether they have any plans to discontinue that policy on the grounds of patient safety.

Answer

Whilst no conclusions can be drawn from one year’s data, Public Health England is analysing the drug misuse and treatment datasets to identify possible reasons for the change in drug misuse deaths reported in 2013. This analysis is due to be published in a statistical bulletin in 2015 and will help inform any possible future actions.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5631
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Death Finance Misuse Rehabilitation Heroin Morphine
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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