Question follow-through · 56425
Oxycodone
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of allowing paramedics to prescribe oxycodone.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 2 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of allowing paramedics to prescribe oxycodone.
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Department remains committed to exploring the extension of medicine responsibilities for non-medical professionals. This will support the aim that patients are cared for and treated by the most appropriate healthcare professional to meet their needs, ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis
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Prostate Cancer: Screening
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Patients: Travel
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the accessibility to and reliability of the NHS patient transport service.
Rare Cancers: Young People
6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve coordination across community healthcare services when diagnosing rare cancers in young people.
Pregnancy
6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to increase awareness of the reproductive and sexual health implications for young people presenting symptoms that may lead to unplanned or medically complex pregnancies.
Surgical Mesh Implants
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