Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 86929

Prescription Drugs: Pharmacy

Tabled: 30 October 2025

Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Perran Moon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow pharmacies to independently proscribe medication.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

There are no legislative barriers for pharmacists who are appropriately trained to independently prescribe. The 10-Year Health Plan set out how we will transition community pharmacy from being focused largely on dispensing medicines to becoming integral t...

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