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Lord Hacking (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 5 June 2025

Debate

Primary and Community Care

Contribution

I thank my noble friend the Minister for her very positive reply, but I will take it a little further. Do the Government appreciate the enormous potential benefit of in vitro diagnosis for the National Health Service and patients? On the latter, patients would be able to go to their local pharmacy, away from the queues in their GP surgery or local A&E department, and be diagnosed and treated in a matter of minutes. My second question is: what government funding support will be given to pharmacies having to buy the diagnostic machines or boxes, which cost about £2,000 each, and to support the necessary training for pharmacy staff?

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