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Commons · Question 11510 · Tabled 28 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 8 Nov 2024

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Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help community pharmacies with (a) funding, (b) workforce and (c) supply of medicines.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 8 Nov 2024

The Government is committed to expanding the pharmacy workforce and better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. That includes making prescribing part of the services delivered by community pharmacists, as we shift care from the ho...