§ Mr. FavellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on progress in his drive to encourage pharmacists to provide professional services in addition to dispensing and the savings which are being made.
§ Mr. MellorDiscussions are taking place with the representatives of the profession on ways in which the proposals in the White Paper "Promoting Better Health" can be put into effect.
The changes to the remuneration system and the controls on the entry of new pharmacies to NHS dispensing introduced in April 1987 have resulted in expenditure on pharmacists' remuneration being lower than would otherwise have been the case.