Community Pharmacies Debate
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Paula Sherriff
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Community Pharmacies
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David Mowat
I can only repeat that we value the contribution that community pharmacies make, and that the savings that we shall propose shortly are needed for other parts of the NHS. We believe that provision will not be affected, and that other parts of the package, including the integration fund and the hiring of an additional 2,000 pharmacists for the GP sector, will make this sector work better than it does at present.
Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury) (Lab)
Does the Minister agree that should one in four community pharmacies close, the effect on the elderly, the vulnerable, the poor and those with long-term conditions could be very serious indeed, and potentially catastrophic?
David Mowat
We do not believe that the proposals that we will be announcing shortly will do anything to the detriment of any of those patient groups.