Hundreds of prescriptions were given by GPs for medical cannabis in Lincolnshire over the past five years, new figures show.
Hundreds of prescriptions were given by GPs for medical cannabis in Lincolnshire over the past five years, new figures show.
The findings come as charities urge for greater access to medical cannabis for those suffering from neurological and autoimmune conditions.
Figures from the NHS OpenPrescribing service shows these drugs were prescribed 30 times by GPs in 2022 – down from 43 times in 2021.
This represents 8,100 doses of the drug – fewer than 12,420 the year before.
Over the past five years, 205 prescriptions have been given out by GPs for these medications in the former NHS Lincolnshire CCG area.
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