I knew nothing of this until today when a petition was on the counter of our village Chemist - I signed it!
Stop cuts to pharmacy funding and support pharmacy services that save NHS money
On 17th December the Department of Health wrote to PSNC to impose a 6% cut in pharmacy funding. Pharmacy provides a crucial network, highly valued by patients, that makes huge differences to their health. NHS services are under strain and pharmacy can only help if the network is secure and strong.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/116943