Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 5466

NHS: Drugs

Tabled: 11 September 2024
Answered: 10 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Sureena Brackenridge

Labour — Wolverhampton North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle drug shortages.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department has a responsibility to work with United Kingdom medicine license holders, to help ensure continuity of supply. We monitor and manage medicine supply at a national level, so that stocks remain available to meet regional and local demand.We ...
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