WORKFORCE shortages are hitting British pharmacies, with at least one store being forced to close for "a number of days", while other stores have cut opening hours, the Swindon Advertiser reports.
The Wiltshire-based publication said the shutters remained down at the Lloyds Pharmacy in Covingham, last week, with a notice in the store's window saying, "due to not having a pharmacist available, unfortunately we are unable to open for the day".
The sign placed in the pharmacy's window provided a number for patients to call for "urgent prescriptions".
Another Lloyds Pharmacy on the outskirts of Swindon closed its doors more than six hours earlier than scheduled yesterday due to staffing issues, the publication reported.
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