Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108325

Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Damien Egan

LabourBristol North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish guidance clarifying which organisation is responsible for ensuring that prescribers act on updated patient-safety information on topical corticosteroids.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The health and care professional regulators are responsible for the regulation of health and care professionals across the United Kingdom. Regulators require all registrants to work within their scope of practice by only practising in areas where they hav...

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