Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 42845

Pharmacy

Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025

Question

Jessica Toale

LabourBournemouth West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of pharmacies in (a) Bournemouth West constituency, (b) Dorset, (c) the South West and (d) England.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The NHS Business Services Authority publishes the consolidated pharmaceutical list every quarter, with further information available at the following link:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/consolidated-pharmaceutical-list

The following table shows the number of pharmacies, broken down by type, in Bournemouth West, Dorset, the South West, and England, as of 31 December 2024:

Pharmacy type

Bournemouth West

Dorset

South West

England

Community pharmacies

20

132

895

10,023

Distance selling pharmacies

0

3

19

407

Locally commissioned pharmacies

0

0

3

13

Total

20

135

917

10,443