Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 27691
Naloxone
Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025
Question
Bobby Dean
Liberal Democrat — Carshalton and Wallington
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the capacity of health care services in the England and Wales to provide take home Naloxone kits to people at risk of opioid overdose.
Answer
The Government has amended the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to expand access to naloxone. This means that more professionals and services than ever before can give out take-home supplies of naloxone to those at-risk of overdose. This follows the Depar...
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