United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 86687
Antidepressants: Children and Young People
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14 November 2022
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21 November 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of children and young people who have been prescribed anti-depressants by their GP, without assessment from a psychiatrist, as recommended in NICE guidance.
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14 November 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of children and young people who have been prescribed anti-depressants by their GP, without assessment from a psychiatrist, as recommended in NICE guidance.
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21 November 2022
Answer
No specific assessment has been made. Clinicians are responsible for working with patients to determine the appropriate course of treatment, taking into account best prescribing and practice guidance and the commissioning decisions of local integrated car...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-14/86687
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1542029
- uk · wq-1542029 · source updated 21 November 2022