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Pharmacy: Access

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 17 December 2024UIN 18942

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that pharmacies are accessible.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Local Authorities’ Health and Wellbeing boards have statutory responsibility to assess if the local provision of pharmaceutical services meets the populations needs, publishes these assessments (PNAs) every three years, and keeps these assessments up to date. The PNAs inform integrated care board commissioning decisions.

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