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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jane Kirby

Pharmacies ‘hanging on by fingernails’ over financial pressures, leaders warn

Pharmacists are facing a “financial cliff edge” and will cut services for patients unless the Government provides funding, leaders have warned.

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA), which represents 6,000 independent community pharmacies, said it would recommend that its members take collective action – such as cutting opening hours – if a new funding is not announced by the Government “imminently”.

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