Pharmacy: Community Health Services
Commons · Question 6888 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2019-2024 on the number of community pharmacies in England.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 11 Oct 2024
The number of community pharmacies has reduced from 11,517 to 10,458 from 2019 to 2024. Pharmacies are private business and decisions to close are made for a range of reasons, as with any other provider market.The detail of the pharmacy contract is set ou...