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HANSARDPharmacy FirstThe hon. Lady will be aware that, although a few are owned by GP practices, community pharmacies are usually private businesses. We are training the registered community…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstWhat is brilliant is that over 95% of all community pharmacies have signed up, including 172 in my hon. Friend’s area.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstFollowing constructive consultation with Community Pharmacy England, I am very pleased to inform the House that on 31 January, the Pharmacy First service will be launched in…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstAs I have already mentioned, there are many community pharmacies starting up all the time, as well as closing down. The hon. Lady will appreciate that the Pharmacy First…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstAs I say, more than 95% of all community pharmacies have signed up to the service, and all their pharmacists have been trained in how to deliver it.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstI seriously look forward to the re-establishment of the Stormont Assembly so that it will be possible for Northern Ireland to implement such a scheme itself.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstI would love to hear more about that from my right hon. and learned Friend. I will be happy to look into it.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstI am always happy to meet my hon. Friend. Just to let her know, 100 pharmacies in Cornwall are signed up to Pharmacy First.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstThere will be a big communications plan, which I am happy to share with my hon. Friend. Well over 100 community pharmacies in his area have signed up to Pharmacy First, which is…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstThe hon. Gentleman raises a good point. Of course, pharmacists will be prescribing for seven common conditions. Plenty of referrals will be made to GPs, and from GPs to…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstThe Government currently contribute £2.6 billion to community pharmacy, quite apart from the £645 million addition for Pharmacy First. We are about to start negotiations for the…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstI would be very happy to meet my hon. Friend.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstI am of course happy to read the letter, but I would say that Pharmacy First offers a significant new boost to community pharmacies.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstThe more deprived parts of England are much better served by community pharmacies than better-off areas are.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstI can assure my hon. Friend that pharmacists are highly skilled and better trained than ever before in this country. They are fully equipped to meet the demands of their new…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstYes, there will be a significant communications package, beginning today.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his support for the programme. There are around 14,000 licensed medicines, the vast majority of which are in good supply. The…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Investing in technology is vital, but so is investing in the workforce. We have seen a 61% increase in the number of registered community…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstThere has been a 61% increase in registered pharmacists since 2010, with plans to increase that number by 50% in the next few years.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstI am always happy to speak to colleagues on both sides of the House about their ideas for new dental and pharmacy schools. It is an ongoing interest. England is, in fact, blessed…31 Jan 2024