Rowland Pharmacies could cut opening hours

Following the government’s plans to cap funding for community pharmacies in England, Rowlands Pharmacy is cutting back on the duration its branches are open for, in attempts to cut costs.
Rowland Pharmacy’s parent company, Phoenix Medical Supplies, proclaimed that seventy-five per cent of its pharmacies are open for longer than the forty-hours that are expected per week, costing the company a notable amount of money. Therefore, discussions are in place to cut back the opening hours by ten hours per branch, per week, with a final resolution to be made by the 31st March 2020.
The statement added: “Rowlands reiterates that, with a pledge of thirty-four billion pounds in new funding for the NHS, now is the time for the government to invest in community pharmacy and reverse the decline in the network which has seen hundreds of pharmacies close at a time when GP surgeries and A&E departments are struggling to cope with demand.”