Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, What recent discussions he has had with (a) the Dispensing Doctors Association (b) the British Medical Association, and (c) NHS England on NHS England ceasing to centrally fund the EMIS Web dispensing module from 1 April 2026.

Central funding for the EMIS Web dispensing module will remain in place until 31 March 2027. Consultation with relevant bodies including the Dispensing Doctors’ Association and the British Medical Association will take place to help inform the long-term approach regarding the way dispensing is funded, in advance of the expiry of the 12-month extension NHS England have put in place.