Question follow-through · 49713
Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure patients can collect prescriptions in a timely manner (a) on bank holidays, (b) on weekends and (c) in general.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 30 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 May 2025
- Answer
- 8 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
30 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure patients can collect prescriptions in a timely manner (a) on bank holidays, (b) on weekends and (c) in general.
6 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 May 2025
Answer published
Local authorities are required to undertake pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) every three years to assess whether their population is adequately served by local pharmacies. Access to community pharmacies during weekdays, evenings, and the weekend is c...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Diabetes: Health Education
15 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of preventable complications associated with diabetes.
Diabetes: Research
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Kidney Diseases: Health Services
20 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) early diagnosis and (b) prevention strategies for chronic kidney disease in primary care settings.
Kidney Diseases: Health Services
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Health Services: Older People
20 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to local NHS services for older people.
Exercise: Older People
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Migraines: Health Education
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Migraines: Medical Treatments
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