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Pharmacy

Commons · Question 446 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Jul 2024

Question

Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the contribution of community pharmacies to local healthcare systems.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 30 Jul 2024

Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system. We are committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and to better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, including by cutting red tape. That includes making prescribing part of...