PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Pharmacy: Health Services (14 June 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing investment in clinical services provided by community pharmacy.
Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
Answer
The Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2019-24 commits £2.592 billion each year to the sector and sets out how community pharmacy will deliver more clinical services, such as treatment and advice for minor illnesses. In each year, further clinical services have been introduced or expanded. Negotiations with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee are currently ongoing to determine additional services which could be delivered under the Framework.
Answered by:
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
22 June 2022
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