The Department for Health and Social Care had previously announced the service would start on Monday this week - something the sector says was 'imposed, not agreed'. Pharmacies have now paused plans for the rollout, criticising the government for not putting more funding into the service.
Plans for women to get contraceptive pills and implants direct from their local pharmacy have hit a stumbling block as pharmacists warn they are close to breaking point and cannot support the new service.
The Department for Health and Social Care had previously announced the first tier of the service would start on Monday this week - something the sector says was"imposed, not agreed". Day Lewis, one of the largest independent retail pharmacy chains in Europe, has said it will not be launching the service - despite spending £100,000 in locum backfill to train its staff - and accused NHS England of forcing it to"ration services" to patients."However, we will not be launching the service until progress is made with pharmacy funding.
"Many are at breaking point. Adding more pressure isn't sustainable. We don't shy away from calling that out," she said.
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