Overview

• A Community Pharmacy England poll of 800 owners representing roughly 4,300 pharmacies found 45% used personal savings or remortgaged in the past year to keep doors open.
• Thirty-seven percent reported failing to pay wholesaler bills on time, only 6% said they were profitable, and 51% said they were losing money.
• The National Pharmacy Association reports 72 pharmacy closures in England so far in 2025 and says 94% of its members do not view the latest settlement as stabilising.
• An NPA survey found 63% of respondents believe they will have to close within 12 months without additional funding.
• CPE’s April follow-up found 66% are just managing with uncertain endurance and 21% do not expect to survive another year, while the government cites a plan to expand community services alongside the funding uplift.