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Pharmacy: Recruitment

Asked by Helen MorganLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 July 2025UIN 62697

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on expanding the pharmacy workforce.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

To support employers in developing their staff and delivering quality National Health Services, NHS England provides a number of fully funded national training opportunities for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. This includes independent prescriber training, clinical examination skills, and training the next generation of education supervisors.

Later this year, we will publish a new workforce plan to ensure the NHS has the right people in the right places, with the right skills to deliver the care patients need when they need it.

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