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 DemocratMid 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 Smyth
The 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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