Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 120341

NHS: Postal Services

Tabled: 12 March 2026

Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Ian Lavery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients who have experienced disruption to repeat prescriptions as a result of postal delays.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Department does not collect data on the number of patients who have experienced a delay in receiving a prescription.Pharmacy contractors in England are required by the NHS Terms of Service to dispense medicines and appliances ordered on National Healt...

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