Written Question·Home Office·UIN 48378
Care Homes: Drugs
Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 9 May 2025
Question
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour — Washington and Gateshead South
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the existing licensing scheme for access to controlled drugs in UK care homes.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonMost care homes will not require a licence to access medicines containing controlled drugs for patients who need them. This is because care homes run by public authorities or charities are exempt from the need for a licence. In addition, all care homes wi...
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