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Pharmacy: City of Durham

Asked by Mary Kelly FoyLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 30 October 2024UIN 6501

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to support community pharmacies in City of Durham constituency.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system. Previous plans did not go far enough. We are committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. That includes making prescribing part of the services delivered by community pharmacists.

The consultation with Community Pharmacy England on the national funding and contractual framework arrangements for 2024/25 has not yet been concluded, and we are looking into this as a matter of urgency.

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