Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 14 December 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the cost implications for patients suffering from chronic pain of accessing private medicinal cannabis prescriptions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients suffering from chronic pain can access affordable prescriptions for medicinal cannabis.
The Government revised the law to allow specialist doctors to prescribe cannabis-based products, where clinically appropriate and in the best interests of patients. However, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence does not recommend that cannabis-based medicines are offered to manage chronic pain due to lack of evidence on safety and efficacy and recommends further research. Until such evidence is available, no assessment can be made on cost effectiveness. The funding of private prescriptions is the responsibility of patients seeking those treatments.
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