Primary Care: Pharmacy
Commons · Question 4582 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of additional workforce capacity required to deliver the rollout of NHS-funded Independent Prescribing services from Autumn 2026.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 4 Jun 2026
From autumn 2026, a national NHS Independent Prescribing (IP) offer will be introduced in community pharmacy following the conclusion of the 2026/27 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework consultation with Community Pharmacy England.Funding to support t...