Hundreds of pharmacy closures ‘add to GP pressure’
by Ella Pickover
Mar 20, 2024
2 minutes
Hundreds of community pharmacies have closed in the last five years, which has heaped more pressure on overstretched GPs, pharmacists have warned.
The Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies said more than 400 community pharmacies across England closed between 2019 and 2023.
And it warned of a “tsunami of further pharmacy closures across the country” due to pressures in the system.
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