Community Pharmacies

Baroness Jolly Excerpts

Monday 20th March 2023 Lords Chamber

[Lord Evans of Rainow (Con)]

I thank my noble friend for that very good question. ICBs are encouraged to do exactly what he says. I refer to an answer I gave earlier: from summer 2023, NHS England will start piloting prescribing services in community pharmacies—exactly as he suggests.

[Baroness Jolly (LD)]

My Lords, the best use of community pharmacies will come at a price. Can the Minister give us an indication of how much that will cost? Has anyone calculated how much it will save GPs? If he does not have the figures to hand, could he put them in the Library?

[Lord Evans of Rainow (Con)]

The noble Baroness is exactly right: I do not have those figures to hand, but I will write to her.