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Pharmacy

Commons · Question 54500 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Rachel Gilmour

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Pharmacy First initiative in relation to reducing the workload for GP surgeries.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 17 Jun 2025

National Health Service pharmaceutical services delivered in community pharmacy are subject to evaluations to assess various outcomes such as clinical appropriateness and impacts on other parts of the NHS. The National Institute of Health and Care Researc...