The declaration of emergency enabling the flexible provision of pharmaceutical services, made in the directions signed in March 2020, will now be extended from 31 January 2022 to 31 March 2022.
This will allow temporary changes to pharmacy opening hours or temporary closure of pharmacy premises in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, where there are adequate reasons. In the case of the temporary closure of pharmacy premises, a dispensing doctor may be required to provide pharmaceutical services to other patients, in order to maintain the adequate provision of pharmaceutical services.
The directions are available here: The Pharmaceutical Services (Advanced and Enhanced Services and Emergency Declaration (PDF 84KB)