Thousands of pharmacies continue to miss Pharmacy First thresholds

Thousands of pharmacies have missed the minimum clinical pathways consultation numbers required for a monthly payment, as the threshold has risen from one to five to 10 in February - June.

According to latest figures from Community Pharmacy England, 96.5% of pharmacies have signed up to provide Pharmacy First, which equates to an estimated 371 pharmacies not participating in the service. We have therefore removed this number from the total pharmacies providing 0 clinical consultations to show estimated totals for participating pharmacies.
Chart: Joanna Robertson | The PharmacistSource: NHSBSACreated with Datawrapper