§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his Department is doing to limit mortality and morbidity from adverse drug reactions in Northern Ireland. [183415]
§ Angela SmithThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety is actively supporting the introduction of medicines management services in Northern Ireland. These are specifically targeted to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with medicine use. Such services include prescribing support, medication review, managing your medicines schemes, repeat dispensing, patient education and interface management between primary and secondary care.
§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will provide mainstream funding for the Stopping Them Starting drugs prevention campaign through education projects in primary schools. [184063]
§ Mr. GardinerThe Department for Education does not directly fund or prescribe the use of any particular programmes or materials that schools should use. It is entirely a matter for individual schools to select the resources and materials they consider necessary to deliver the curriculum, including drugs education.