Pharmacies can ‘change’ core hours under new contract

The government has announced that pharmacies in England will be able to undergo an “application process” to change the days and times of their core opening hours to “better serve their patients”.

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Pharmacies "can change opening hours to days and times that better serve patients"

The government this week (March 31) announced a host of regulatory changes which, among other things, will “enable pharmacy owners to change their opening hours to days and times that better serve their patients and likely users of the pharmacy”.

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