Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 123271

Steroid Drugs: Prescriptions

Tabled: 24 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Damien Egan

LabourBristol 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 Kinnock
Neither 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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