Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 123271
Steroid Drugs: Prescriptions
Tabled: 24 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026
Question
Damien Egan
Labour — Bristol North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) NHS England and (b) his Department has considered introducing a national (i) prescribing indicator and (ii) thematic audit on (A) long-term and (B) high-potency topical corticosteroid u
Answer
Stephen KinnockNeither NHS England nor the Department have considered introducing a national prescribing indicator and thematic audit on long-term and high-potency topical corticosteroid use.Auditing of general practice (GP) prescribing data is usually undertaken by pra...
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