By Luke Benfield
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July 27, 2024
In case you missed it, the NPA ( National Pharmacy Association ) recently commenced a national campaign to Save Our local Pharmacies. The intention is to raising awareness of the potential for community pharmacies to do more for patients and the public by providing new NHS services, supported with viable levels of NHS funding. The NHS has seen massive increases in overall funding recent decades. In stark contrast, community pharmacies have forced to confront an eye-watering 40% pay cut. As a result, an unprecedented 1,300 community pharmacies have permanently closed. Each and every week ten more will close for good. Where does that leave patients? In this blog, we will examine the current state of pharmacy funding and why it needs to change, ask who actually are the NPA, and explain the raft of problems faced by community pharmacies.