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Recommendation 13
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Commission community pharmacies to provide HIV-prevention PrEP and all routine adult and child immunisations.
Recommendation
In the shorter term, and in light of the large body of evidence and long-running calls for these services to be offered in community pharmacy settings, we recommend that NHS England commissions community pharmacies to provide the HIV-prevention medication PrEP and all routine and seasonal immunisations for adults and children.
Government Response Summary
The government will consider the recommendation to commission community pharmacies for PrEP and immunisations as part of developing a 10-Year Health Plan focused on technology and digital transformation.
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Government Response
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HM Government
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This Government inherited a system that has been neglected for too long. We are committed to exploring opportunities to make use of technology as we look to develop and support our NHS in line with the shift from analogue to digital, as part of the 10 Year Health Plan. We will therefore consider this recommendation as part of the development of this objective, and any lessons learned from the Global Digital Exemplars and how this can be applied to Trusts across England Pharmacy Workforce