Pharmacy: Wellington Medical Centre
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with NHS England and the Somerset Integrated Care Board on the removal of the NHS pharmaceutical service provided by Boots pharmacy at Wellington Medical Centre from the pharmaceutical list without a (a) recorded closure notification and (b) consolidation application.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock
Under Part 9, regulation 67 of the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013, pharmacy owners must give notice before permanently closing premises. Contractors providing at least 40 core opening hours a week must give a minimum of three months’ notice. Boots pharmacy at Wellington Medical Centre complied with this requirement by notifying the NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board of its intended closure. On the date set out in that notice, the pharmacy may close and the premises are removed from the National Health Service pharmaceutical list. The Department keeps these processes under review and regularly engages with Community Pharmacy England and other relevant bodies on any changes that may be needed.
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