It is estimated that between October 2016 and November 2023, there were a total of 1,376 permanent pharmacy closures across England – unfortunately a vast proportion of these closures have occurred in the most deprived areas. Without your help, further pharmacy closures are inevitable.
We urgently need your support to push the Government to provide the necessary funding to keep pharmacies afloat.
Members of the public
Here’s how you can take action:
If you’ve got a story to tell us or want to offer further support, please get in touch using hello@saveourpharmacies.co.uk
Call on the Government to provide fair funding and protect vital NHS services
Encourage your local MP to support fair funding for pharmacies
Show your support using the hashtag #SaveOurPharmacies
Support the campaign by adding a label to your profile picture
Pharmacy owners and staff
Here are a range of resources that you can use:
To download all of the resources in one go, please visit our Dropbox folder.
Further resources are in development and will be added to this page (and the folder) as they become available.
A collection of posters that could be put up in your pharmacy to make your patients aware of the #SaveOurPharmacies campaign.
A patient leaflet explaining the challenges faced by pharmacy teams, including a template letter to ask their MP for help.
Some short animated videos (or gifs) that can be used on a digital screen in your pharmacy, on a website or shared via social media channels.
A collection of resources (text and images) that can be posted on social media platforms to make people aware of the campaign.
A briefing (aimed at MPs) to explain the current challenges being experienced by community pharmacy teams.
A list of the key messages and statistics that are central to the #SaveOurPharmacies campaign.
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