Two-thirds of pharmacies reduce opening hours owing to funding cuts, says NPA

Analysis by the National Pharmacy Association shows pharmacies in England have reduced their opening hours by an average of 6.1 hours per week since 2015.
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The National Pharmacy Association said pharmacies had reduced their opening hours owing to a 40% decline in funding over the past decade

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Around two-thirds of pharmacies in England have had to cut their opening hours since 2015 owing to funding pressures, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has said.

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