Everything you need to know about the 5-year pharmacy funding deal

The five-year funding settlement for England pledges to shift the focus from dispensing to clinical services. C+D unpacks how this could affect your pharmacy

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Funding will remain at its reduced level of £2.592 billion per year for the next five years, according to the pharmacy contractual framework for 2019-20 to 2023-24, published on July 22.

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