Skin Diseases: Pharmacy
Commons · Question 54963 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the number of skincare conditions that can be treated through Pharmacy First.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 9 Jun 2025
The Pharmacy First service allows for referrals from NHS111, general practitioners and accident and emergency for advice on a minor illness, which includes a number of skin conditions and may also include the sale of over-the-counter medicines.Currently t...