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Pharmacies face an additional £275m costs in 2026, NPA warns

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Pharmacies face an additional £275m costs in 2026, NPA warns
Pharmacies in England face ‘at least £275m’ of additional costs next year, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has warned.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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‘I have cancer but I can’t afford to have time off’ – the pharmacy owners priced out of taking leave

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‘I have cancer but I can’t afford to have time off’ – the pharmacy owners priced out of taking leave
More than three-quarters of pharmacists said they were sometimes, often or very often unable to take leave because they can’t find cover
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September 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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‘I have cancer but I can’t afford to have time off’ – the pharmacy owners priced out of taking leave

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‘I have cancer but I can’t afford to have time off’ – the pharmacy owners priced out of taking leave
More than three-quarters of pharmacists said they were sometimes, often or very often unable to take leave because they can’t find cover
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September 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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‘I have cancer but I can’t afford to have time off’ – the pharmacy owners priced out of taking leave

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‘I have cancer but I can’t afford to have time off’ – the pharmacy owners priced out of taking leave
More than three-quarters of pharmacists said they were sometimes, often or very often unable to take leave because they can’t find cover
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September 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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A letter from #LeylaHannbeck, chief executive of the #IPA, to pharmacy minister #StephenKinnock, has warned of a “crisis in community pharmacy finances”

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IPA chief executive writes to pharmacy minister over ‘deep crisis’ in community pharmacy sector
Leyla Hannbeck, chief executive of the Independent Pharmacies Association (IPA), has written to pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock, warning of a “crisis in community pharmacy finances”. In a letter…
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September 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Our latest opinion article argues why it is time for #ARRS funding to catch up and match the scope of what prescribing pharmacists deliver in practice

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Prescribing pharmacists are delivering beyond their pay grade
Across the country, prescribing pharmacists have become integral to delivering patient care in general practice. They are managing long-term conditions, running clinics, performing structured…
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July 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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An economic analysis has revealed that the cost of delivering community pharmacy #NHS services in England far outstrips the funding available, even after the uplift agreed in contract negotiations
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Funding gap: economic analysis paints dire picture of community pharmacy’s sustainability
It will have come as no surprise to those working within the community pharmacy sector in England that delivering services at the current funding level is not economically sustainable. However, an…
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June 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM