Pharmacy: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 13992 · Tabled 12 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the sustainability of pharmacies in rural communities that lack alternative healthcare access.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 26 Nov 2024
Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system. We are committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. That includes making prescribing part of the services delivered by communi...