HC Deb 26 June 1952 vol 502 cc213-4W
96. Mr. Hastings

asked the Minister of Health what facilities exist to the people of Barking who are given a prescription by their doctor for medicine urgently required to have this dispensed after the usual closing time of the chemists' shops.

Mr. Iain Macleod

Under a rota arrangement, two of the chemists in the district remain open each day for an hour after normal closing times. A doctor's terms of service require him to supply drugs, etc., needed for immediate treatment or before a supply can be otherwise obtained.