United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 7455
Epilepsy: Children
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18 December 2023
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8 January 2024 · Answer
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8 January 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to ensure that children with severe epilepsy are able to access cannabis-based medications through the NHS.
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18 December 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to ensure that children with severe epilepsy are able to access cannabis-based medications through the NHS.
Source: Commons
8 January 2024
Answer
Licensed cannabis-based medicines, that have been proved effective in clinical trials and judged cost-effective by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), are routinely available on the National Health Service, including for certain t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-18/7455
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1678560
- uk · wq-1678560 · source updated 8 January 2024