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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 17 June 2025
Debate
Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025Contribution
I will set out our concerns. First, our primary concern is about the impact on the landscape of community pharmacies and patient access. As the National Pharmacy Association has pointed out, although large pharmacy chains may have the capital and infrastructure to invest in sophisticated hub facilities, enabling them to centralise dispensing, what about our independent local pharmacies, which are often at the heart of our communities, particularly in rural or deprived areas?
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