Pharmacy brief shifted to new health minister following government reshu'e

摘要

Maria Caulfield, MP for Lewes, East Sussex, has been confirmed as health minister for patient safety and primary care at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), taking on responsibility for community pharmacy. Caulfield’s appointment follows a government reshu'e, which initially saw the pharmacy remit given to Maggie Throup, MP for Erewash, Derbyshire (/article/news/fourth-pharmacy-minister-in-three-years-appointed-as-part-of-government-reshu'e) , on 16 September 2021.