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The new contract intends to expedite pharmacy closures by encouraging the merging of branches, and to save money through hub-and-spoke dispensing, says legal expert David Reissner
In its five-year pharmacy funding agreement, the Department of Health and Social Care (DH) said it would make two changes to the law. The first will “allow all pharmacies to benefit from more efficient hub-and-spoke dispensing”. The second is intended to accelerate a reduction in pharmacy numbers by encouraging pharmacies to close and merge branches.
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It is a step forward, but set against the backdrop of the economic analysis it’s just not enough to help community pharmacy release itself from the financial blackhole it has been placed in.
'The sector is under tremendous financial pressure, but the measures we’re announcing today will go a long way to mitigating those pressures and help get the sector back onto an even keel.'
How does community pharmacy balance providing healthcare and being a business, and does the label of ‘private’ risk undermining community pharmacy’s role in the health system?
'The sector is under tremendous financial pressure, but the measures we’re announcing today will go a long way to mitigating those pressures and help get the sector back onto an even keel.'
How does community pharmacy balance providing healthcare and being a business, and does the label of ‘private’ risk undermining community pharmacy’s role in the health system?
