NHS: Drugs
Commons · Question 104364 · Tabled 8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of levels of medicine wastage in the NHS.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 20 Jan 2026
The Government recognises the importance of a coordinated approach to reduce medicine wastage, improve efficiencies, and lower costs for taxpayers. NHS England leads a medicine optimisation programme to enhance patient outcomes, ensure medication is taken...