Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on (a) medicines adherence and (b) error rates in repeat prescription dispensing of digital-first pharmacy services.

We have made no assessment of the potential effect on medicines adherence or error rates in repeat prescription dispensing of digital-first pharmacy services. However, early indications suggest that automation in the dispensing process can lead to fewer errors.