Question follow-through · 9363
Salbutamol: Shortages
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of current shortages in the supply of Salbutamol nebules on patients with respiratory conditions; and what steps his Department is taking to ta
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 15 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 17 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 22 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of current shortages in the supply of Salbutamol nebules on patients with respiratory conditions; and what steps his Department is taking to ta
17 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Oct 2024
Answer published
Supply of salbutamol nebules, used to treat asthma, has now improved, although there may still be some short intermittent interruptions in supply experienced. We are working with NHS England to manage the supply issues and mitigate risks to patients. Comm...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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