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UIN 7455

Epilepsy: Children

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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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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  1. 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

  2. 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...

    Source: Written answer

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