Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 48806
Pharmacy: Prescription Drugs
Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent community pharmacies from operating at a financial loss when dispensing medicines for which the purchase price exceeds the NHS drug tariff reimbursement rate.
Answer
Karin SmythWe have now concluded the consultation on funding for 2024/25 and 2025/26, and have agreed with Community Pharmacy England to increase the community pharmacy contractual framework to £3.073 billion. This deal represents the largest uplift in funding of an...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 48806) →