Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 117990

Addictions: Death

Tabled: 4 March 2026

Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Michael Payne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes are in place to ensure that findings from Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) involving addiction related deaths are embedded consistently in national guidance, NHS workforce training,

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Government takes the findings from Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs), including those where substance dependence was a feature in deaths very seriously, and expects them to inform practice, guidance, and commissioning at both a local and national leve...

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