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Prescriptions: ICT

Asked by Daisy CooperLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 May 2025UIN 51942

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May to Question 50557 on Prescriptions: ICT, whether he plans to ensure all Electronic Prescription Service Pharmacies use the Real Time Exemption Checking Service.

Answered by Karin Smyth

There are no current plans to mandate use of the Real Time Exemption Checking service in all pharmacies using the Electronic Prescription Service.

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