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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 11 March 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Health Bill [HL].


Health Bill [HL]

The Minister did not mention the out-of-hours services. Those in rural areas are really very difficult. I have to say to the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, that an out-of-hours service in my rural area means going 10 miles on a Sunday and another three miles to get a prescription from the local supermarket. There are no pharmacists open at all apart from one pharmacist within the supermarket. It is the supermarkets that have closed down a lot of the small pharmacists.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
708 c475GC 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Complaints Disability Children Disclosure of information Advertising Costs Doctors Health services Licensing Health hazards EU law Drugs Industry Health authorities Labelling NHS Pilot schemes Pharmacy Older people Primary care trusts Packaging Ombudsman Prescriptions Standards Sales Young people Shops Tobacco Social services Rural areas Trade marks Sales promotions Care Quality Commission
Legislation
Health Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
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