Written questions

Pharmacy: Finance

Commons · Question 19799 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the delay to community pharmacy funding negotiations on community pharmacies.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 18 Dec 2024

As identified by Lord Darzi’s review, primary care is under pressure and in crisis. The Government inherited a system that has been neglected for too long, and it remains very difficult for pharmacists to deliver for patients at a local level. I am commit...