Written questions

Neurology: Drugs

Commons · Question 13786 · Tabled 29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 6 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Care Quality Commission's assessment framework requires providers to evidence medicines safety checks for psychiatric history, psychotropic medication use and previous psychiatric adver

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 6 Jul 2026

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) Single assessment framework includes a quality statement that requires service providers to ensure medicines and treatments are safe and meet people’s needs and preferences by enabling them to be involved in planning, i...