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Pharmacy

Asked by Catherine AtkinsonLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 May 2025UIN 903948

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support community pharmacies.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

After years of neglect, this Government has agreed with the sector a record uplift to 3.1 billion pounds for 25/26.
Pharmacy is an important front door to NHS services in the heart their communities, we are committed to support and growing their role as we move more care into the community.
We are supporting pharmacies to operate more efficiently including enabling hub and spoke dispensing between all pharmacies later this year.

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