Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 104365
NHS: Drugs
Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce medicine wastage in the NHS.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe Government recognises the importance of a coordinated approach to reduce medicine wastage, improve efficiencies, and lower costs for taxpayers. NHS England leads a medicine optimisation programme to enhance patient outcomes, ensure medication is taken...
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