Pharmacy
(asked on 2nd February 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of distance-selling pharmacies on the availability of face-to-face pharmacy advice across England.
This question was answered on 14th February 2023
No such assessment has been made. Overall, there remains good access to NHS pharmaceutical services in England, with 80 percent of the population living within 20 minutes walking distance from their nearest pharmacy.
We continue to closely monitor the market. The Pharmacy Access Scheme supports access to brick-and-mortar pharmacies in areas where there are fewer pharmacies.