Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 69333
Pharmacy: Training
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025
Question
Dr Luke Evans
Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of Designated Prescribing Practitioners for all foundation pharmacists starting their training in 2025.
Answer
Stephen KinnockEvery foundation trainee pharmacist that has graduated against the 2021 standards for the initial education and training of pharmacists will require a Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP), a healthcare professional with independent prescribing rights...
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