Community Pharmacies

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Excerpts

Monday 20th March 2023 Lords Chamber

[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.

[Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)]

My noble friend is aware of the work I do with dispensing doctors and the fact that they have a role to play where there is no pharmacy. Is he as concerned as I am that routine procedures, such as syringing of ears, are being taken away from general practice? Why can general practitioners not continue to do such routine procedures?

[Lord Evans of Rainow (Con)]

My noble friend raises a very good point. I have experience in my own family of GP practice doing exactly that. I am not aware of that being deliberately taken away but, if she wants to speak to me about a specific case, I will certainly look into it.