Pharmacies: Government has left a "question mark” over support and now consequences “painfully apparent”

EMBARGO: 00.01 Tuesday 18th March

Responding to the National Pharmacy Association advising its members in England to start reducing opening hours and services if no new and sufficient funding is delivered from April 1st, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:

“This announcement is deeply concerning and will worry many who rely on their local pharmacy to access the essential prescriptions they need to get through their daily lives.

“For too long, the Government has left a massive question mark over the support they will give to pharmacies. The consequences of this failure are now painfully apparent.

“Ministers need to get around the table immediately and work around the clock to prevent this from happening or risk many suffering unnecessarily.”

ENDS