Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 3379
Pharmacy: Contracts
Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 12 September 2024
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the main differences will be between the (a) existing scope of the Pharmacy First programme and (b) proposed scope of the Community Pharmacy Prescribing Service.
Answer
Stephen KinnockPharmacy First was launched on 31 January 2024. This service uses Patient Group Directions to enable pharmacists to supply certain prescription-only medication, where appropriate, based on specific eligibility criteria, and in line with best practice. Pat...
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