Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 9221
Adrenaline Auto-injectors: Schools
Tabled: 15 October 2024
Answered: 22 October 2024
Question
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat — St Albans
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of permitting GPs to prescribe a third epi pen to school children with severe allergies when school policies require them to leave one of the two
Answer
Karin SmythClinicians are responsible for making prescribing decisions for their patients and, where appropriate, can prescribe the number of EpiPens needed, taking into account best practice, the patient's needs, and any local or national guidance. There are alread...
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