Pharmacy: Workplace Pensions

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including community pharmacy staff in NHS pensions.


Answered by
Karin Smyth Portrait
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 7th September 2026

No such assessment has been made.

Community pharmacies are private businesses and are responsible for setting employment and pension terms that support staff recruitment and retention.

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