Pharmacy First Debate
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Jim Shannon
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(8 months ago)
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Dame Andrea Leadsom
Absolutely, and I am always happy to discuss that further with my right hon. Friend.
Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP)
Northern Ireland’s minor ailments scheme, and this Pharmacy First initiative, are acknowledgments that GPs can spend up to 40% of their working day on minor ailments, but the scale in Northern Ireland is different from what has been proposed for England. Is there capacity for a UK-wide roll-out of Pharmacy First to take pressure off our GP services? If there is, that would be the right thing to do.