GOVERNMENT WANT TO CLOSE 1 IN 4 PHARMACIES IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS

I have been in business as a pharmacist for more than 20 years , owning 2 pharmacies and this is the first time I feel threatened by the governmants proposal to cut my income by 6% equivalant to £25, 000 per pharmacy . As a result I will end up closing one of my pharmacies and running my other pharmacy on pigeon staff . Therefore , there will be a reduction in services ,eg deliveries to the housebound, compliance packs to the disabled , no smoking cessation clinics , no free blood pressure checks and inhaler technique checks. The governmant want the majority of prescriptions dispensed in big warehouses or internet pharmacies with no patient interaction !