Pharmacy news. Factors including inadequate investment and workforce shortages have contributed to a rise in temporary pharmacy closures. Local pharmaceutical committee (LPC) chiefs have told C+D.
The debate on part or full-day pharmacy closures and the causes behind them has intensified over the past few months. All culminating in the Pharmacistsā Defence Association's (PDA) decision to flag the issue in an open letter. Which was aimed at NHS and regulatory bossesĀ last month.
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In response, the Company Chemistsā AssociationĀ defended its membershipĀ for āworking extraordinarily hard to prevent temporary closuresā.
C+D has spoken with four LPC chiefs to understand what they believe is causing temporary pharmacy closures and what solutions could be implemented.
Raj Matharu, chief officer for both Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich LPC and Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham LPC, told C+D yesterday (August 10) that āpoorly remunerated fundingā ā which fails to recognise āthe need for infrastructure investment and organisational development for community pharmacyā ā has triggered the rise in temporary closures.
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āNHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) needs to come up with a clear strategy for community pharmacy, which, in the spirit of the NHS long-term plan, needs to be written in collaboration with the sector,ā he added.
āThe strategy will then need to be underpinned with sustainable funding,ā he stated.
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Pharmacy - Lack of funding and workforce issues to blame for temporary closures, say LPCs
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