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Asked by Paula

AQW 13745/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the publication of the Community Pharmacy Strategic Plan 2030.

Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 24 June 2024

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
24 June 2024
Answer due by
9 July 2024
Answered
8 July 202414 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

I am happy to inform the member that the Department of Health published a new Strategic Plan for Community Pharmacy on 7 May 2024. The plan aims to fully realise the potential of community pharmacy services to support better health outcomes from medicines and prevent illness. Implementation of the strategy will not only support elderly and vulnerable patients but the whole population. The Strategic Plan for Community Pharmacy is available on the Department of Health website: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/community-pharmacy-strategic-plan-2030

This important piece of work was developed collaboratively by the Department of Health and Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland (CPNI), the representative body for community pharmacy owners, and describes the vision and strategic priorities for community pharmacy up to 2030.

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