United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 23407
Pharmacy: Injuries
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2 March 2020
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10 March 2020 · Answer
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10 March 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the pharmacy sector on utilising the skills and knowledge of chemists to enable them to treat minor injuries and relieve pressure on GPs and A&E departments.
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2 March 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the pharmacy sector on utilising the skills and knowledge of chemists to enable them to treat minor injuries and relieve pressure on GPs and A&E departments.
Source: Commons
10 March 2020
Answer
In October last year the NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) was launched. In the first 16 weeks, the CPCS saw over 176,000 people with minor illness referred by NHS 111 to their local community pharmacy, for quick same day-advice from a ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-03-02/23407
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1181705
- uk · wq-1181705 · source updated 10 March 2020