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General Practitioners: Pharmacy

Commons · Question 76132 · Tabled 9 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2025

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Asked by Luke Charters

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS 10 Year Health Plan, what steps his Department is taking to support dispensing general practices.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 15 Sep 2025

We recognise that the services of dispensing practices play an important role in meeting the needs of rural communities, by ensuring patients receive their medicines promptly and conveniently.Every year, the Department and NHS England consult with the Bri...