Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16572
Prescription Drugs
Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Question
Dr Luke Evans
Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance exists on shared care arrangements for patients seeking to transition from privately obtained medication to NHS prescriptions where those treatments later become available on the NHS.
Answer
Preet Kaur GillThe General Medical Council (GMC) has published guidance on shared care agreements, which supports clinicians in deciding whether entering into a shared care agreement is appropriate for an individual patient. The GMC guidance is clear that shared care ag...
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