Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 71917
Mental Illness: Consent to Medical Treatment
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help support patients with mental health problems in exercising their right to refuse medication in NHS settings.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedAny decision to prescribe a medicine should be made following a conversation between the prescriber and patient. This is known as shared decision making and should involve discussing with the patient the risks, benefits and possible consequences of differ...
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