Government’s £645m pharmacy services investment not enough, AIMp tells Treasury

The Government’s recent announcement that it plans to invest £645m in community pharmacy services in England is “not sufficient” to deliver on its ambitions for pharmacy, Treasury officials have been warned.

Leyla Hannbeck, chief executive of the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies (AIMp) met with a number of HM Treasury officials today (June 14) to discuss the recently published Primary Care Recover Plan (PRCP) and the challenges facing the sector.

In a post shared on her LinkedIn account, Ms Hannbeck said she had highlighted that while the PRCP is “a step in the right direction in recognising community pharmacists’ skillset… it will be difficult to deliver if our core funding is not addressed”.

Ms Hannbeck said the promised £645m investment in Pharmacy First and other services “is not sufficient to address the workload, staff costs to deliver the services and preparations required for the service”.

She presented data in the meeting indicating that while prescription volumes and staffing costs are rising, gross margin per item has declined significantly as a result of the funding shortfall since the 2016 budget cuts.

After that, you can connect with us on social media channels for constant updates. Including updates on any new roles as well as any new news articles and blogs published. Furthermore, you can click here to like our Facebook page and click here to follow us on Twitter. You can also visit our website here to see all the new vacancies that we receive and here to read our other blogs!

If you are an owner of a practice and looking to recruit please click here to speak with the team. Or if you are a Pharmacist, Responsible Pharmacist, or Pharmacy Manager please click here. There you can view all of our vacancies, where you can filter by location and profession.

Government’s £645m pharmacy services investment not enough, AIMp tells Treasury