Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to developing a self-care strategy.

There are no plans to introduce a self-care strategy. All community pharmacies in England delivering NHS services provide support for self-care, including for minor ailments. This can include provision of advice, information and, where appropriate, the sale of medicines to patients and carers. Through the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service, general practitioners and NHS 111 can refer patients to community pharmacists for advice on and treatment of minor illnesses. In addition, general practices are contractually required to provide online self-care information.