Recovering Access to Primary Care Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

Recovering Access to Primary Care

Simon Jupp Excerpts
Tuesday 9th May 2023

(1 year, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve Barclay Portrait Steve Barclay
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The hon. Member is right to recognise the importance of access to medical records. It is a key part of the functionality that we are delivering through the NHS app. He is correct that that is focused on England and not on Northern Ireland, but I am very happy for us to have discussions with him and his colleagues in Northern Ireland on any shared practice.

Simon Jupp Portrait Simon Jupp (East Devon) (Con)
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Today’s welcome announcement will help patients get prescriptions directly from hard-working, resilient but sometimes overstretched pharmacies, freeing up GP appointments. Will my right hon. Friend outline how pharmacies in my constituency of East Devon will be able to access funding and support to deliver this?