Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99374

General Practitioners: Prescription Drugs

Tabled: 11 December 2025

Answered: 18 December 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department has assessed the potential benefits of enabling GPs to issue automatic repeat prescriptions for patients on stable, long-term medication.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

Responsibility for prescribing, including the issue of repeat prescribing and the duration of prescriptions, rests with the prescriber who has clinical responsibility for that particular aspect of a patient’s care.Electronic repeat dispensing is already i...

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