Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119857

Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation

Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Chris Evans

Labour (Co-op)Caerphilly

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to allow CQC-registered drug and alcohol treatment providers, including charities, to use the NHS Electronic Prescription Service in place of paper instalment pr

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
The Department is working with NHS England to extend the NHS Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) to include instalment dispensing for the FP10MDA, or controlled drugs, prescription type. This will allow eligible services, including drug and alcohol trea...

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