Local chemists could be forced to cut services just as the coronavirus second wave grips the country, ministers were warned tonight.
Routine but vital tasks like blood pressure checks and medicine home deliveries face being scaled back unless the Government pumps cash into the sector, according to the National Pharmacy Association.
Chairman Andrew Lane said: “During lockdown, pharmacies stayed open and handled all sorts of clinical issues that people usually make a GP appointment for. “What on earth would have happened if we weren’t there to give people advice, treatment and reassurance? “Now we’re bracing ourselves for a second wave of coronavirus and the extra pressure and costs coming our way. “Thousands of fragile elderly people