Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 71558
Pharmacy: Private Sector
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Question
Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrat — Eastleigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of NHS Trusts outsourcing pharmacy services to private providers on patient care.
Answer
Karin SmythThe Department has not made any assessment of the potential impact of outsourcing National Health Service trust services to private pharmacies on the time taken to deliver prescriptions to customers or on patient care.