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2 indexed mentions for this inquiry Earliest recorded mention: 30 April 2018
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Written Question House of Commons
Sir Julian Lewis · Conservative Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Parliamentary excerpt

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on (a) doctors and (b) other qualified medical personnel administering pain-relieving drugs which may shorten lives; and whether regulations on that issue changed after the convi

Government answer

Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care

A wide variety of medicines are used for the purpose of pain-relief, and they have differing levels of regulation. Some items can be bought off-the-shelf without a prescription, whilst others require authorisation from a medical professional. The Human Me...

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