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Asked by Dr Luke EvansConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 18 May 2026UIN 411

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Whether he has held recent discussions with NHS England on the future of their centralised funding for the EMIS Web dispensing module.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Central funding for the EMIS Web dispensing module will remain in place until 31 March 2027. Consultation with relevant bodies including the Dispensing Doctors’ Association and the British Medical Association will take place to help inform the long-term approach regarding the way dispensing is funded, in advance of the expiry of the 12-month extension NHS England have put in place.

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