AQW 13745/22-27

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 24/06/2024
Answered On Date: 08/07/2024
Priority Written: No

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

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.