Years of underinvestment has left many local pharmacies on the brink.
Community Pharmacy England’s 2025 Pressures Survey shows that pharmacies continue to face a range of critical challenges, from ongoing medicine supply issues and workforce shortages, to mounting operational costs and inflationary pressures. The ongoing financial pressures are limiting the ability of pharmacy owners to keep their pharmacy businesses afloat and deliver a full range of services for patients.
Read the full report from Community Pharmacy England here.
And thanks to ITV for this piece which followed the publication of the latest pharmacy pressure survey here.
It’s a hard-hitting report and interview about the pressure’s community pharmacy continue to face.