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...