Prescriptions: Regulation
Commons · Question 21812 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Daisy Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce medicine over prescribing.
Answer
Answered by James Frith, 15 Sep 2026
The Department keeps overprescribing under careful review and works with NHS England and the wider health system to reduce inappropriate or unnecessary prescribing. This is done through a range of system-wide work, for example:supporting personalised care...