Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 33454

Drugs: Shortages

Tabled: 25 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Ian Lavery

LabourBlyth and Ashington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle shortages of medications due to supply issues in the North East of England.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department monitors and manages medicine supply at a national level so that stocks remain available to meet regional and local demand. Information on stock levels within the North East of England is not held centrally.Most supply issues can be managed...

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