Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 54963
Skin Diseases: Pharmacy
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the number of skincare conditions that can be treated through Pharmacy First.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe Pharmacy First service allows for referrals from NHS111, general practitioners and accident and emergency for advice on a minor illness, which includes a number of skin conditions and may also include the sale of over-the-counter medicines.Currently t...
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