Staff shortages force pharmacies to close for 100,000 hours in a year amid plans to give them more work

Staff shortages force pharmacies to close for 100,000 hours in a year amid plans to give them more work Staff shortages forced pharmacies to shut for 100,000 hours in a year, new figures show, just as the government has unveiled plans to shift more GP work their way.

The data, shared exclusively with The Independent by the organisation which represents pharmacies in England, also showed that almost 1,000 establishments closed for good between October 2016 and November 2022.