Question follow-through · 84875

Contraceptives: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to monitor the provision of emergency hormonal contraception under Patient Group Directive as part of the Pharmacy Contraception and Pharmacy First Services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Oct 2025
Target answer date
27 Oct 2025
Answer
12 Nov 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to monitor the provision of emergency hormonal contraception under Patient Group Directive as part of the Pharmacy Contraception and Pharmacy First Services.

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS), under which community pharmacists can initiate and manage the supply of oral contraception, was due to expand to allow the supply of emergency hormonal contraception on 29 October 2025.The number of pharmacies reg...

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