Pharmacy closures

Public health

Patients in Gloucestershire asked for views on impact of pharmacy closures

Healthwatch Gloucestershire wants to know how closures and reduced staffing is making it difficult for patients to access services.

30 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Public health

Closures and reduced opening times resulted in six million lost pharmacy hours

The Company Chemists' Association analysed the period between September 2022 and June 2024.

21 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding

NPA slams ‘incorrect’ and ‘misleading’ NHSBSA pharmacy numbers

The National Pharmacy Association said NHSBSA double counted pharmacies and included “pharmacies that have shut their doors" in its figures.

10 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding

Pharmacy minister strikes upbeat note for future funding talks in England

Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock has reassured community pharmacy that “sustainable funding solutions” are needed.

07 Oct 2024 , 3 Min Article

Business environment

Temporary pharmacy closures adding to ‘deepening crisis’ in sector

Older people and rural communities hit hardest, says Healthwatch England.

26 Sep 2024 , 4 Min Article

Business environment

Pharmacy branches the fastest disappearing high street businesses

PwC analysis shows pharmacies, pubs and banks make up half of high street closures

12 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

Medicines

Rising drug prices in Northern Ireland ‘grossly unfair and unsustainable’

Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland wants a drug tariff specifically for the country as pharmacies continue to close.

06 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

Public health

Rural ‘pharmacy deserts’ threaten medicine supplies, says NPA

Rural areas risk being left as ‘pharmacy deserts’ if current pharmacy closure rates continue, says the National Pharmacy Association. The recent wave of closures has seen nearly nine in 10 council areas across England losing community pharmacies.

03 Sep 2024 , 3 Min Article