Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 78643

Pharmacy: Finance

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 21 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Dr Luke Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of raising the threshold for Pharmacy First payments on the (a) number of pharmacies claiming payment for Pharmacy First consultations and

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

As part of delivering Pharmacy First, pharmacy contractors receive a monthly fixed payment if they deliver a minimum level of activity. This level increased at set intervals between February 2024 and March 2025, as agreed with Community Pharmacy England a...

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