Question follow-through · 37518
Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35591 on Pharmacy: Finance, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of pharmacies using Pharmacy First.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 11 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 9 Apr 2025 · 29 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35591 on Pharmacy: Finance, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of pharmacies using Pharmacy First.
13 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Apr 2025
Answer published
As of November 2024, 9,308 contractors were delivering at least one Pharmacy First clinical pathway consultation with good coverage across the country, equivalent almost 90% of active pharmacies.We have recently announced the funding arrangements for 2025...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Skin Cancer: Health Education
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3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for NHS dentist placements in rural areas.
IVF: LGBT+ People
16 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that more same-sex couples can access NHS-funded IVF.
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Dental Services: Rural Areas
16 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dentists in rural areas.
Mental Health Services: Rural Areas
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Dental Services: Finance
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