Pharmacy: Mental Health Services
Commons · Question 44778 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, from what date patients who are prescribed antidepressants will be able to access mental health support from community pharmacies.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 22 Apr 2025
The New Medicine Service (NMS) is an advanced service offered by community pharmacies, providing patients with advice to address any possible side effects, issues, or questions that patients who are prescribed a new medicine may have. The service focuses ...