Review analgesia regulatory regime for paramedics
The Department of Health and Social Care and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) should consider urgently whether the regulatory regime should be altered to enable analgesia, such as fentanyl lozenges or sufentanil sublingual tablets, to be given by paramedics to injured persons.
- DHSC stated it is drafting the consultation document for proposed legislative changes on analgesia (Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, Cabinet Office, February 2026).
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