Question follow-through · 78643

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of raising the threshold for Pharmacy First payments on the (a) number of pharmacies claiming payment for Pharmacy First consultations and

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
15 Oct 2025
Answer
21 Nov 2025 · 42 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of raising the threshold for Pharmacy First payments on the (a) number of pharmacies claiming payment for Pharmacy First consultations and

  2. 15 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    As part of delivering Pharmacy First, pharmacy contractors receive a monthly fixed payment if they deliver a minimum level of activity. This level increased at set intervals between February 2024 and March 2025, as agreed with Community Pharmacy England a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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