Question follow-through · 93572

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment on the potential merits of allowing the use of prescribed medical cannabis within NHS buildings.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
21 Nov 2025
Target answer date
25 Nov 2025
Answer
1 Dec 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment on the potential merits of allowing the use of prescribed medical cannabis within NHS buildings.

  2. 25 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    National Health Service trusts have a duty of care to both staff and patients, as outlined in the NHS constitution, to ensure a safe working and care environment. This will include local policies concerning the use and administration of a patient’s own me...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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