Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 8273

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 9 October 2024

Answered: 14 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Mr Paul Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients under the age of 18 are in receipt of an NHS funded cannabis-based (a) prescription and (b) medication.

Answer

The NHS Business Services Authority does not hold the information in the form requested as it is only a legal requirement for prescriptions to state the age for children under 12 years.Between November 2018 and July 2024, 21,299 items of licensed cannabis...

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