Prescription Drugs
Commons · Question 49525 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 May 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of prescription medication that is wasted.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 8 May 2025
NHS England has made data, tools, and resources available to integrated care boards (ICBs), primary care networks, and general practices following the 2021 overprescribing review. These include a National Medicines Optimisation Opportunity dashboard for I...