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Pharmacy: Standards

Volume 469: debated on Tuesday 11 December 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the effect of pharmaceutical regulations on dispensing doctors' surgeries; and if he will make a statement. (169252)

The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005 contain provisions that relate to both community pharmacy and dispensing doctors. These provisions include the procedures that are to be followed by primary care trusts in deciding whether a new provider can enter the market and the impact of any decision on existing local services. The operation of these provisions is kept under review and discussed with the various representative bodies as necessary.