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Expand pharmacy capabilities to ease pressure on GPs, thinktanks say

Local pharmacies in England should be able to diagnose and treat a wider range of conditions to ease pressure on GPs, think tanks have suggested. However, there are “significant” barriers to making this a reality, including a lack of investment. ...

19 Sept 2023 at 11:48

Pharmacies could cut hours or close as a result of Budget measures, leaders warn

Pharmacies could be forced to cut their opening hours or close completely if they are not shielded from the tax hikes and increased national living wage announced in the Budget, leaders from the sector have warned. It comes as analysis by a ...

29 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Pharmacies pause action while they examine Government funding deal

Pharmacies across England have paused taking action such as cutting opening hours while they look at a new funding deal from the Government. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has promised to “rebuild community pharmacy” as it ...

31 Mar 2025 at 08:15

Risk to patient health from drug shortages is ‘distressing new normal’

The risk to patient health from medicine shortages is the “distressing new normal”, pharmacists have warned. A report from Community Pharmacy England, which represents more than 10,000 community pharmacies, said drug shortages are causing ...

30 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Concern as medicine supply issues ‘on the rise’

Patients are being forced to play “pharmacy bingo” – travelling from shop to shop to find their treatments – amid a rise in medicine supply shortages, experts have warned. Health leaders said that some patients are even being forced to ...

09 May 2024 at 15:06

Pharmacists ‘using personal finances and remortgaging to keep businesses afloat’

Pharmacists are using their personal savings and remortgaging their homes to keep their businesses afloat, with experts warning financial struggles have left many in the sector “teetering on the brink”. It comes as a survey found ...

27 Aug 2025 at 00:01

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