Pharmacy funding boost is a ‘step forward’ but still ‘falls short’, say leaders

Pharmacies are to be giving a funding boost, but it still falls short of the true cost of providing services, health leaders have said (Alamy/PA) -

A funding boost for pharmacies announced by the Government is a “step forward” but still “falls a long way short” of the true cost of providing vital services, health leaders have said.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has promised to “rebuild community pharmacy” as it announced it had reached an agreement with Community Pharmacy England for a funding increase over two years.