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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Diabetes: Insulin more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure people with diabetes can continue to access the insulin they need. more like this
tabling member constituency Warwick and Leamington remove filter
tabling member printed
Matt Western more like this
uin 20362 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answer text <p>We are aware of supply issues with some insulin products, however the vast majority are in stock. Comprehensive management guidance on alternative products has been issued to the National Health Service where needed.</p><p>The medicine supply chain is highly regulated, complex, and global. Supply disruption is an issue which affects the United Kingdom, as well as the other countries around the world, and it can have a variety of causes, including manufacturing issues, problems with access to raw ingredients, and sudden spikes in demand.</p><p> </p><p>There is a team within the Department that deals specifically with medicine supply problems. It has well-established tools and processes to manage medicine supply issues, working closely with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the pharmaceutical industry, NHS England, and others operating in the supply chain, to help prevent shortages and expedite resupply as soon as possible, to ensure that the risks to patients are minimised.</p>
answering member constituency Pendle more like this
answering member printed Andrew Stephenson more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-15T08:56:46.727Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-15T08:56:46.727Z
answering member
4044
label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson more like this
tabling member
4617
label Biography information for Matt Western more like this