Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 19 April 2022.
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Health and Social Care), Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using secure digital ID systems to enable more people who are eligible for a medical cannabis prescription to access one.
Maria Caulfield
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
No recent assessment has been made. Eligibility for a medicinal cannabis prescription is an assessment which can only be made by a clinician on the specialist register of the General Medical Council. The prescribing clinician remains responsible for monitoring the patient’s response to the medication and any side effects, which may include physical examinations.
There are sufficient means for an individual who is lawfully in possession of medicinal cannabis to demonstrate legitimate medical use. This includes proof of a prescription and identification or presenting the dispensing label attached to the medicine.
Yes4 people think so
No10 people think not
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