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Question for Department of Health

UIN 48605, tabled on 13 October 2016

Question

Michael Dugher
Labour
Barnsley East
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, (a) on how many occasions during the most recent negotiation period Ministers and officials of his Department met with representatives from the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and (b) when he plans to announce a funding package for community pharmacy for 2016-17.

Answer

David Mowat
Conservative
Warrington South
Commons

Answered on

18 October 2016

Since 9 September 2016, when a revised package of measures was put to the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiation Committee (PSNC), the Department, supported by NHS England, has met the PSNC on four occasions. I have met PSNC three times since 30 August 2016, including on 6 October 2016.

Ministers are still in a process of considering a proposed package for the community pharmacy sector and are expecting to make an announcement shortly.

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