Elliot Colburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the role of pharmacists in increasing access to routine vaccinations.
Neil O'Brien: Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC) is in operation across the majority of community pharmacies in England. This enables pharmacies to confirm a person’s eligibility for free National Health Service prescriptions through real-time checks of NHS and Department for Work and Pensions data, prior to dispensing their prescription items. Where RTEC is in place and finds a valid exemption for a...
Rachael Maskell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186868 on Pharmacy: Finance, who funded the costs of the UK Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership; what those costs were; and if he will make a statement.
Will Quince: The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015, as amended, set out the legislative position on the supply of medicinal products by pharmacies to patients and the relevant charges to be applied in England. They specify that a charge should be applied ‘per quantity’ of medicinal products. Furthermore, Part XVI of the NHS Drug Tariff, concerning notes on...
Lord Rogan: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Markham on 19 July (HL9282, HL9283 and HL9284), what steps they are taking to protect community pharmacies in Northern Ireland from closure in the continuing absence of a Northern Ireland Executive.
Lord Blencathra: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, published on 30 June, on the staffing and provision of homecare pharmacy teams.
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of support available under the Pharmacy Access Scheme; and whether the criteria includes the (1) quality, (2) opening hours, and (3) range of provision, of existing pharmacies.
Neil Hudson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of restricting the supply of vape products to be only available through pharmacies to people with a prescription.
Lord Markham: Adult flu vaccines are purchased locally by individual general practices and community pharmacies. A list of manufacturers of flu vaccines available for the 2023/4 season, including vaccine and age licensed from, was published alongside the annual flu letter, and is shown in the following table. Vaccine Manufacturer Licensed from age Cell-based Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine (QIVc)...
Elliot Colburn: ...ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact on public health of changes in the levels of closures of pharmacies between 2015 and 2023.
Elliot Colburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for pharmacies.
Simon Lightwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of pharmacies in Wakefield (a) constituency and (b) district.
Mike Amesbury: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the community pharmacy workforce to meet the needs of local pharmacies.
Peter Aldous: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the number of pharmacy closures since 1 January 2023.
Mike Amesbury: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to resolve medicine shortages affecting pharmacies.
Baroness Golding: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of pharmacies closing permanently.
Baroness Golding: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any shortfall in funding affecting pharmacies in England for each year between 2015 and 2023.
Baroness Golding: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the trends behind the number of pharmacy closures this year.
Peter Dowd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential role of the community pharmacy sector in delivering annual flu vaccinations; and what steps he plans to take to support that sector to increase its capacity to deliver vaccines.
Feryal Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of pharmacies in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London.