Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 40028
Cannabis: Medical Treatments
Tabled: 20 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025
Question
Susan Murray
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dunbartonshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of patients prescribed medicinal cannabis by (a) the NHS and (b) private clinics in the last 12 months.
Answer
Karin SmythThe NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is only able to provide information on prescriptions for cannabis-based medicines that have been prescribed and submitted to the NHSBSA. Data on National Health Service prescriptions for unlicensed cannabis-bas...
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