Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 53265

Pharmacy

Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025

Question

Steve Race

LabourExeter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase referral rates to the Pharmacy First service.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
In February 2025, approximately 75% of general practices (GPs) in England made at least one referral into the NHS Pharmacy First Service.There are regional differences in terms of GP engagement, NHS 111, and urgent and emergency care settings with the Pha...

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