Closures
1Four Morrisons pharmacies across England are set to close their doors for good, the supermarket has announced.
4Supermarket giant Morrisons has revealed plans to close four of its pharmacies following a "wide-ranging review".
1Tesco has confirmed it will close “a small number” of its in-store pharmacies “later this year”, C+D can exclusively reveal.
1While branch numbers at some multiples have remained steady over the last year, C+D analysis has found that others, notably Boots, have taken a hit.
0Pharmacists should be used to their “full potential” to make a “bigger” contribution to public health rather than being asked “to rely on the sale of cosmetics”, a member of the House of Lords has argued.
0An Exeter pharmacy was left locked out of its premises by its GP landlord following months of negotiations over “extortionate” rental costs, C+D has learned.
0The GP body has warned that “any closures” in the pharmacy network will add pressure to GPs “struggling to meet demand”.
0NPA analysis has revealed that the £20 million Pharmacy Access Scheme funded by the pharmacy contract failed to protect dozens of isolated pharmacies from closing since 2022.
0Almost 30% of US retail pharmacies closed in the decade between 2010 and 2021, a new study has revealed.
0New analysis by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has found that the UK is “one of the worst countries in the OECD” for pharmacy provision.