Question follow-through · 11510

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help community pharmacies with (a) funding, (b) workforce and (c) supply of medicines.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
30 Oct 2024
Answer
8 Nov 2024 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help community pharmacies with (a) funding, (b) workforce and (c) supply of medicines.

  2. 30 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to expanding the pharmacy workforce and better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. That includes making prescribing part of the services delivered by community pharmacists, as we shift care from the ho...

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