160 Boots and 130 Lloydspharmacies among those eligible for monthly funding top-ups
• By Grace Lewis
More than a quarter of the pharmacies eligible for monthly funding top-ups under the revised PhAS belong to the four biggest multiples, however, a new payment scheme is designed to “encourage growth for smaller pharmacies”.
A new payment model aims to "encourage growth for smaller pharmacies and minimise reliance on this additional support for larger pharmacies"
A total of 1,405 pharmacies in England are eligible to receive up to £17,500 a year under the revised Pharmacy Access Scheme (PhAS), which was announced alongside the outcome of negotiations for year three of the community pharmacy contractual framework.
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