Question follow-through · 75537

Psilocybin: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the conclusive findings were of the Government-funded psilocybin trial that concluded in February 2024.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
5 Sept 2025
Target answer date
9 Sept 2025
Answer
9 Oct 2025 · 34 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the conclusive findings were of the Government-funded psilocybin trial that concluded in February 2024.

  2. 9 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinician Scientist Fellowship titled ‘A Feasibility RCT of Single-Dose Psilocybin in Unipolar Depressive Disorder Resistant to Standard Treatments’ is shown on the NIHR Funding and Awards website...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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