Written question WQ87979
- Asked by
- Janet Finch-SaundersConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 9 days
Question
Will the Minister provide a breakdown of how much funding pharmacies have been provided with over the last three financial years separately?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
The following table outlines the funding provided to community pharmacies in Wales over the last three financial years.
Year
Funding amount
2020-21
£157.5m a
2021-22
£153.7m b
2022-23
£157.2m
a Total amount includes COVID19 funding of £9.1m
b Total amount includes additional winter pressures funding of £2.5m
For 2023-24, an additional £1.577m has been allocated to the CPCF budget at the start of the financial year bringing the ring-fenced total allocation of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2023-24 to £158.8m.