Cuts to community pharmacy: the perspective of pharmacists

摘要

In December 2015, the Department of Health (DH) announced plans to cut community pharmacy contractual funding in England by 6.1% from October 2016. A consultation to discuss the government's proposals with pharmacy organisations, including the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), is under way and is due to close on 24 May 2016. Ahead of the outcome of the consultation, The Pharmaceutical Journal spoke to superintendents, pharmacy owners and locum pharmacists to gather their thoughts on the proposed cuts and how the profession should be responding.