The government has agreed to a new funding package with pharmacy negotiaters in England, inspiring some pharmacies to call the protests planned later this week.

A group representing thousands of local pharmacies was preparing to take action related to the hours for hours of opening from Tuesday, but they say that the deal would be delayed while considering the deal.

Others have stated that the funding package is a “step in the right direction”, but it will still not cover all costs increase, including pharmacies, including an increase in national insurance.

Announcing the deal, the ministers said they were working to work around the decade of underfunding and neglect.

Community pharmacies have warned of closure and cutback on their face.

These include an increasing charge, funding that has not coordinated with inflation and the possibility of high employer national insurance contribution.

And all this because they expect to help more patients with some situations To take pressure from GPS,

Government funds for pharmacies in England were at £ 2.6bn in 2019/20. But over the next few years that did not go with inflation.

It has been at £ 2.7bn in the current financial year (2024/25).

The government has now announced a new deal for pharmacies in England, with an increase of funds up to £ 3.1bn next year (2025/26).

The deal will also include more mental health assistance and consultation and increase in blood pressure for patients.

And this deal includes a plan – declared on Sunday – to enable women Get free morning tablet for free From pharmacies.

As part of the deal, the government will also write £ 193 million loans for community pharmacy owners.

Health Minister Stephen Kinnok said: “We are working for the time around a decade and ignore which has left the region on the verge of collapse.

“This package of record investment and reform is an important first step to bring community pharmacies back to their feet and to fit for the future.”

Representatives of high street chemists were welcomed alert, but warned that additional funding would not be sufficient to cover rising costs.

Leyla Hanback, Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Pharmacis Association, said the government’s announcement was “a welcome step in the right direction”, but it “does not reduce and shut down”.

Community pharmacies in England are on “life support”, said, adding an increase in national insurance and commercial rates makes the situation “even more intense”.

Another Community Pharmacy Group, National Pharmacy Association (NPA) announced that Protest action will start from Tuesday,

It was earlier warned that the pharmacists were facing “the fiscal rock growth” from 1 April, due to increasing their costs.

The NPA advised around 6,000 members in England to start “working to rule” from this date.

This was due to the inclusion of the hour of opening for about 40 hours a week – the minimum required under their contracts – and means that the weekend would mean the potential closure.

But the organization says that it will be delayed while it will advise the members on the new deal.

NPA President Nick Kay said that Monday’s announcement was a “step forward”.

“However, the truth is that due to the neglect of a decade, it also sets a long way from its estimates of NHS of the right cost of providing pharmacy services,” he said.

The NPA “is ready to work with ministers to shut down the” funding gap, improve the system and provide durable, strong pharmacy service, which millions of people need so much “, he said.