Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 6881
Palliative Care: Drugs
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Luke Taylor
Liberal Democrat — Sutton and Cheam
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to medicines for patients receiving (a) palliative and (b) end of life care.
Answer
Stephen KinnockLocal integrated care boards (ICBs) can commission out-of-hours dispensing locally if there is a need for patients to access medicines outside of the core pharmacy hours, including as part of any palliative and end of life arrangements that the ICB is req...
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