NHS pharmacy cuts: Tory ministers accused of piling even more pressure on A&Es Ministers were accused of piling more pressure on overcrowded GP surgeries and A&E departments after announcing cuts to pharmacies.
Opposition parties attacked the announcement that more than seven per cent will be slashed from funding for community pharmacies over the next two years, after weeks of speculation.
They said the reductions could trigger the closure of hundreds, if not thousands, of badly-needed high street pharmacies and were a “false economy”. The Independent
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Opposition parties attacked the announcement that more than seven per cent will be slashed from funding for community pharmacies over the next two years, after weeks of speculation.
They said the reductions could trigger the closure of hundreds, if not thousands, of badly-needed high street pharmacies and were a “false economy”. The Independent
See also:
- New plans to modernise community pharmacies Department of Health
- Policy paper: Community pharmacy reforms Department of Health
- Pharmacy Integration Fund of £42 million announced NHS England
- Pharmacy plan 'could lead to High Street closures' BBC News
- Elderly and sick will have to walk further for vital medicines if subsidy cuts close rural pharmacies, ministers admit The Daily Telegraph
- Government announces massive cuts to community pharmacy funding OnMedica
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