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UIN 16698

General Practitioners: Prescriptions

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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27 November 2024

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3 December 2024 · Answer

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3 December 2024

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the timeframe GPs have to authorise repeat prescriptions.

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  1. 27 November 2024

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the timeframe GPs have to authorise repeat prescriptions.

    Source: Commons

  2. 3 December 2024

    Answer

    There is no set timeframe for which general practitioners (GPs) must authorise repeat prescriptions. However, GPs should ensure that their patients know when to request the next batch of their repeat prescriptions, to allow sufficient time for it to be au...

    Source: Written answer

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