Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23900
Pharmacy: Rural Areas
Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Neil Hudson
Conservative — Epping Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure rural and semi-rural communities have access to pharmacies.
Answer
Stephen KinnockIntegrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for understanding the health needs of their areas and for commissioning services to meet those needs. Local authorities are required to undertake a pharmaceutical needs assessment every three years to assess w...
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