Health written question – answered at on 7 July 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health
(1) what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost savings to the NHS of pharmacy-led gluten-free prescribing schemes; and if his Department will issue guidance on such schemes; [R]
(2) what plans his Department has to encourage the roll out of pharmacy-led gluten-free prescribing schemes in England. [R]
We have made no recent estimate.
However, we are aware that some local assessments of these schemes have been undertaken and details of these are available at:
NHS England can commission a gluten-free food supply service as a local enhanced pharmaceutical service in the light of local need. Neither we nor NHS England have plans to issue guidance on these schemes.
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