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date	05/02/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prescription Drugs: Misuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop and launch a national helpline which is open 24 hours every day to support those affected by prescribed drug dependence; and whether such a service will be developed with the input of relevant charities and patient groups.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL1382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>In September 2019, Public Health England published an evidence review on the problems of dependence and withdrawal associated with some prescribed medicines. The review recommended the Department considers supporting the development of a time-limited national helpline and associated website. NHS England and NHS Improvement are considering the recommendations from the review, including the recommendation for a helpline, and other evidence to develop a set of actions to reduce and treat prescription medicine dependency.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 13/02/2020 14:49:45 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1056912

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date	07/02/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prescription Drugs: Misuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the timetable for the review by Public Health England of prescribed drugs dependence and withdrawal; and what assessment they have made of the progress of the review against that timetable.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL13566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England’s review of dependence on, or withdrawal from, prescribed medications is currently scheduled to be published in July 2019.</p><p>Some of the methods being used are in the process of being enhanced, in response to the interim findings, to ensure that the final findings are robust.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 20/02/2019 14:08:09 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich