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 HodgsonThe 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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