We're open until 5pm on Saturday 23rd. We're CLOSED on SUNDAY 24th. We normally work all day on Christmas Eve but this year, because it's a Sunday, we're having some FAMILY TIME! Happy Christmas!

Met with CPNI Chief Exec Gerard Greene & pharmacist Paul Cooper today. Community pharmacy is in crisis & needs urgent support to stabilise the service. Chronic underfunding impacting patients & staff - proper solutions must be found soon to protect this vital service.

Serious and worrying issues outlined by CPNI CEO Gerard Greene this afternoon at the NI Assembly Health Committee.

At the Health Committee meeting this afternoon, CPNI updated MLAs on the crisis in community pharmacy which is getting worse and warned that medicines ‘can no longer be assumed’ Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Health

Community pharmacists 'in crisis' as many forced to use own savings to ensure medicine supply | UTV | ITV News itv.com/news/utv/2024-…

Something has to get through to the Department, that the current model towards community pharmacy is NOT working. This is a crisis, and if the Minister doesn’t get a handle on it, then I fear we will see another system facing collapse. CPNI

The CPNI board member David McCrea has warned pharmacy owners in the country have reached “crisis point” as they try to maintain a supply of medicines to patients by putting in their own money to keep their pharmacies running. independentpharmacist.co.uk/news/1219840-p…

Very concerning meeting of the All Party Group on community pharmacy this afternoon. Representatives from CPNI warned that shortfalls in funding have resulted in patients not being able to get medications. This is a real threat to the supply of medications across NI.

Couldn’t have put it better but apparently dispensing at an even greater loss here is acceptable

💊Community Pharmacy is an essential part of Primary Care, yet stands on a knife edge. It needs urgent support from the Health Minister. Less cuts to funding, and less clawback of money would be a welcome start! CPNI | @sdlplive | #CommunityPharmacy

Thanks Paula Bradshaw MLA & Peter McReynolds MLA for taking the time to visit us today. Your involvement will hopefully help to secure supplies of vital medicines for patients.

Two Fermanagh pharmacists speak out about the ongoing crisis in community pharmacy as they describe the current situation as at 'breaking point'. dlvr.it/T6y3YL 👇 Full story

Thank you to David Brooks MLA for visiting David and the team at Dundela Pharmacy today to discuss current pressures facing the community network and the opportunities that exist for community pharmacy to contribute to healthcare reform, if adequately resourced.

Timely meet w/ CPNI & a South Belfast rep today on funding gaps driving community pharmacies out of business. This part of the health ecosystem WORKS - Community Pharmacies keep people out of GPs & A&Es,+ often keep high streets alive too, but need sustainable funding

Community pharmacists Joe McAleer and Siobhan McNulty talk to Julian Fowler about the funding pressures in community pharmacy which means they are often ‘dispensing medicines at a loss’ and essentially pharmacies are ‘propping up the health service.’ BBC Newsline

It’s time to put an end to dispensing at a loss. CPNI National Pharmacy Association #SaveOurPharmacies

#saveourpharmacies National Pharmacy Association

👨‍⚕️💊 Great to visit Dundela Pharmacy to discuss the vital role of community pharmacies and the challenges they face. 🤝📈