Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 6891

Pharmacy: Fraud

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 11 October 2024

Question

Luke Akehurst

LabourNorth Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of allegations of fraudulent claims submitted through the Pharmacy First programme.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The number of community pharmacies has reduced from 11,517 to 10,458 from 2019 to 2024. Pharmacies are private business and decisions to close are made for a range of reasons, as with any other provider market.The detail of the pharmacy contract is set ou...

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