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Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 21 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 September 2025. It was answered by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 September 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Pharmacy: Phlebotomy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will provide community pharmacists full access to phlebotomy pathways to help enable them to deliver their expanded roles as outlined in the 10 Year Health Plan for England.

Answer

As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, community pharmacies will have a vital role in the Neighbourhood Health Service, working closely with other primary care providers at a neighbourhood level and delivering more clinical services.

What a Neighbourhood Health Service or Neighbourhood Health Centre looks like is best decided locally, depending on local needs. We expect that the skills of community pharmacists and their teams will be fully used by local commissioners and that community pharmacies will be provided with access to local phlebotomy pathways in those neighbourhoods where they are commissioned services that require blood tests.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
69245
Session
2024-26
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2025-0460
Monday, 7 July 2025
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Pharmacy Phlebotomy
Link
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