Public Health: Finance
Lords · Question HL1562 · Tabled 1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson
To ask His Majesty's Government what mechanisms currently allow local authority-commissioned services, including treatment services funded through the Public Health Grant, to access nationally negotiated NHS commercial prices for pharmaceuticals; how freq
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 13 Jul 2026
Local authorities are responsible for commissioning drug and alcohol treatment services according to local need, including the provision of pharmaceuticals such as methadone and long-acting injectable buprenorphine.From 2026/27, funding for drug and alcoh...