Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 49662

Care Homes: Drugs

Tabled: 30 April 2025
Answered: 8 May 2025

Question

Sadik Al-Hassan

LabourNorth Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of regulation of access to controlled drugs in care homes in North Somerset.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Under the Enhanced health in care homes framework, every care home must be aligned to a primary care network (PCN) and must have established protocols between the PCN, the care home, and system partners, such as local general practices and pharmacies, for...

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