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Letter from Jim Dobbin, MP, to Chris Heffer, Department of Health (13 March 2012)

Chris Heffer Department of Health Richmond House 79 Whitehall London SW1A 2NS Dear Chris, I am writing to you in your capacity as Deputy Director of Drugs and Alcohol and further to your attendance at meetings between the Public Health … Continue reading

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Letter from Jim Dobbin, MP, Chair APPGITA to Anne Milton, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health (05 March 2012)

Rt Hon Anne Milton MP Richmond House 79 Whitehall London SW1A 2NS Dear Anne, I am writing to thank you for the recent meeting with the Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction Expert Patients Group, for the interest you have shown in this … Continue reading

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Email from John Perrott to Mark Edgington, Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Health (02 March 2012)

Dear Mr Edgington, Thank you for your email of 29 February 2012. I would like to address a number of issues raised in your correspondence with Professor Ashton and myself. Firstly, I would like to refer to your email to … Continue reading

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Earl of Sandwich debate, House of Lords (29 February 2012)

Amendment 107 Moved by The Earl of Sandwich 107: Clause 25, page 38, line 23, at end insert— “14YA Duty as to addiction to benzodiazepines, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and Z-drugs (1) Each clinical commissioning group shall have a duty … Continue reading

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Email from John Perrott to Edward Corbett, Customer Service Centre, Department of Health (02 February 2012)

Our ref: DE00000672350 Dear Mr Corbett, Thank you for you response to my email. The Department of Health in its previous response offered to answer all my outstanding questions, however, I asked you just to answer one question, and unfortunately you have been … Continue reading

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Email from Edward Corbett, Customer Service Centre, Department of Health to John Perrott (02 February 2012)

Our ref: DE00000672350 Dear Mr Perrott, Thank you for your email of 16 January about benzodiazepine addiction. I have been asked to reply. With regard to a list of dedicated involuntary tranquiliser addiction service, the data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring … Continue reading

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Parliamentary Questions by the Earl of Sandwich (26 January 2012)

Health: Addiction to Prescribed Drugs Questions Asked by The Earl of Sandwich To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken regarding addiction to prescribed medication following the points agreed at the Round Table meeting on 15 September; and when … Continue reading

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Parliamentary Questions by Eric Ollerenshaw, MP (23 January 2012)

Benzodiazepines Eric Ollerenshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what warnings his Department has issued on possible teratogenic effects of the use of benzodiazepines; when such warnings were issued; and on what scientific evidence they were based. [90539] Mr … Continue reading

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Email from John Perrott to Dr June Raine, Director, Vigilance, Risk Management of Medicines, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (24 January 2012)

Dear Dr Raine, Would you please explain why 11 new licences for benzodiazepines were issued in the last three years, as this group of drugs has been identified as a risk in the recent Department of Health review on addiction to prescribed medicine, … Continue reading

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Parliamentary Questions by Jim Dobbin, MP (19 January 2012)

Benzodiazepines Jim Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 20 December 2011, Official Report, columns 1137-42W, on benzodiazepines, how many companies hold licences for the manufacture or distribution of (a) Nitrazepam, (b) Flurazepam, … Continue reading

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