Negotiator urges government to allow pharmacies to cut opening hours by a third to manage cost pressures

A statement from the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee sets out a range of regulatory easements to help pharmacies deal with financial and logistical pressures.
Battersea Pharmacy on Northcote Road, south west London, closed as pharmacies around UK struggle with competition from supermarkets 24 hour opening
Speaking of the challenges facing pharmacy businesses, Janet Morrison, chief executive of the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, said: "We are struggling to keep our lights on"

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Community pharmacies in England should be able to permanently reduce their core opening hours by 30% to help contractors manage “unrelenting financial and operational challenges”, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has said.

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