As Lloyds pharmacies disappear from Sainsbury's across the country, Gateshead health officials expressed concern over the impact such closures will have throughout the borough.
Councillors and health officials in Gateshead received a report detailing the impact of the closure of the Lloyds pharmacy inside Sainsbury's in the Team Valley trading estate. Health chiefs were particularly concerned about the impact the closure will have on weekend and evening dispensing.
A council report states: "The impact of the closure of this pharmacy is likely to be noticed in terms of access to pharmacies in the evening and weekends, in particular on Sundays where there will only be six pharmacies open across the Gateshead area although the existing 100-hour pharmacy is in the South locality (Durham Road, Birtley).
