Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 56425

Oxycodone

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Kevin Bonavia

LabourStevenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of allowing paramedics to prescribe oxycodone.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department remains committed to exploring the extension of medicine responsibilities for non-medical professionals. This will support the aim that patients are cared for and treated by the most appropriate healthcare professional to meet their needs, ...

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