Independent pharmacies in England were notified of reducing work hours, respectively, on funding.
the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) He said that he “left with a little option”, but the recommendation of its 6000 members is taking a collective action for the first time in its history, unless the government provides “new and sufficient” funding to cover large new costs.
About 90 % of the average pharmacy work is funded by NHSIncluding getting rid of medicines and vaccines. But NPA, which represents the pharmacies of society, says that members have not yet received any confirmation of funding for the financial years 2024-25 or 2025-26. She says that increases in national insurance rates for employers, national wages for wages and businesses from April, in addition to financing problems that have not been solved may “endanger patient safety.”
Large numbers of pharmacies have already stopped trading, with 1300 pharmacy closed since 2017.
About 3,300 independent pharmacies participated in the NPA polling in November, by 63 %. Individual pharmacies will have to submit a five -week notice to NHS before reducing any services, but the advice may witness fewer independent pharmacies in the evening and weekends, or stop free home delivery operations, or withdraw contraception in emergency situations, smoking quotation services and addiction support services.
“It is better to temporarily reach the short term of allowing pharmacies to collapse under the weight of unusual operating costs.
“Pharmacies closed standard numbers and those that were left suspended by their nails, pending a financial settlement that protects the services on which millions of people depend.
“We hope that the government’s offer will appear by April 1 to cover the additional costs that pharmacies will face and begin to connect the huge gap to the funded 10 years of real discounts.
“If pharmacies do not obtain sufficient financing, patients risk losing access to the local pharmacy completely, threatening their access to vital drugs and health services.”
In response to the results, Dr. Leila Hanbec, CEO of the Independent Pharmacies Association, said that many independent pharmacies in different parts of the country have already reduced working hours due to the lack of funding and that the trend will continue.
“We expect a great acceleration in the closure of the pharmacy unless the Treasury and Ministers begin to achieve the enormous impact on patient care and the burden of work that will be added to another place in NHS when the pharmacies are closed.”
“This advertisement is deeply related to many who depend on their local pharmacy to reach the basic medical prescriptions they need to obtain their daily life,” said Helen Morgan, a spokeswoman for liberal health and social welfare.
For a long time, the government has left a huge question mark about the support they will provide for pharmacies.
“The ministers need to circumvent the table immediately and work around the clock to prevent this from happening, or risk many suffering.”
to divide health A social welfare spokesman said: “The community pharmacy has a vital role to play with our transformation into the NHS axis of hospitals and to society, through our plan for change.
“We are currently participating with this sector in a settlement that will begin to make it decent for the future and are able to provide services that will benefit the patients and societies they serve.
“The proactive procedure of the National Pharmacy Association will lead to an unnecessary disorder for patients and we urge them to review.”
