Prescriptions: Occupational Therapy
Commons · Question 71118 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Daisy Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,with reference to the consultation entitled Proposals to extend medicines responsibilities for paramedics, physiotherapists, operating department practitioners and diagnostic radiographers published
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 Sep 2025
The Department welcomes healthcare professionals exploring how they can extend their scope of practice safely and appropriately.Non-medical prescribing remains a keen area of interest, and departmental officials are carefully considering proposals relatin...