Award winning provider of pharmacy services in Sheffield. Open late every single day since 1952.
Sheffield, England
Joined March 2015
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"65% of pharmacies are operating at a loss."
Community pharmacy closures took centre stage in the #HouseofLords this week, raising serious concerns about the sustainability of the sector and the impact on patient access.
#PharmacyClosure #Healthcare
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"It's an insult to hard pressed pharmacists who are still struggling under the effects of historic NHS underfunding that simply isn't sufficient to pay inflated business rates, medicine prices and their other bills."
@HenryMGregg in the @DailyMail today
dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
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"Pharmacies are not like pubs, cafes or restaurants. They receive 90 per cent of their funding from the NHS and cannot simply increase their prices for the nations prescriptions to absorb this eye watering increase."
Read our full statement:
npa.co.uk/news/2026/january/…
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🗣️"It’s simply outrageous that the government should offer business rate relief to pubs but ignore pharmacies that play a vital health role on thousands of our high streets"
NPA Chief Executive @HenryMGregg tells the @guardian
theguardian.com/business/202…
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Read our full analysis here: npa.co.uk/news/2026/january/…
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When you get your bowel screening kit, put it by the loo. Don’t put it off.
Ivan shares how the simple test saved his life ⬇️
🎥: @BBCBreakfast
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🗣️ “What really makes me angry is that you would not go to your doctor and expect them to part fund your X-Ray or blood test but what is happening to me and my pharmacy colleagues is we are having to plug the gap between what the government will pay for medication and what we are actually having to buy it at for patients.”
Watch NPA board member Ashley Cohen speak to BBC Breakfast about the impact of aspirin shortages on pharmacies and patients, reporting the findings you provided to us this week.
We’re calling for widespread substitution flexibilities for pharmacies when medicine is out of stock as well as calling for the government to bring an end to the scandal of asking pharmacies to dispense NHS medication at a loss.
📰 Read our full findings here: npa.co.uk/news/2026/january/…
Wicker Pharmacy retweeted
Just tap the app to easily request your repeat prescription.
You can do more with the NHS App than you realise. Discover what else you can do today.
📱Tap the NHS App
ALT An image of a coffee cup. Text reads 'Request your repeat prescription easier than you can order a coffee. Tap the NHS App'
On this day in 1952 we opened our doors for the first time & have opened them every day since.
Thank you to all our staff who have worked so hard (at unsociable times) to make this happen and to all our patients who still brighten our day. @ChemistDruggist recorded the event
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From October to March we can’t make enough vitamin D from sunlight, so to keep bones and muscles healthy, it’s best to take a daily 10 microgram supplement of vitamin D. You can get vitamin D from most pharmacies and retailers.
➡️ nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-a…
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If you need urgent help for your mental health, you can call 111 and select the mental health option.
➡️nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-h…
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If you need urgent medical help but you're not sure where to go, use 111 to get assessed and directed to the right place for you.
Call, go online or use the NHS App.
➡️ nhs.uk/111
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Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP.
Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team. #PharmacyFirst
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In winter we get less sunlight, which means our bodies can't make enough vitamin D to support bone and muscle health.
A daily dose of vitamin D can help you and your family stay healthy.
Find out more: nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-a…
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If you have flu, there are some things you can do to help get better more quickly.
Flu will often get better on its own, but it can make some people seriously ill.
It's important to get the flu vaccine if you're eligible.
➡️ nhs.uk/conditions/flu/
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If you need urgent dental treatment over Christmas or New Year, contact your usual dentist.
If you cannot contact your dentist, use NHS 111 online or call 111 for information about your local out of hours service. 111.nhs.uk
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NHS 111 online is here to help you this winter with medical help and advice available anywhere, anytime. Think 111 online first 111.nhs.uk/
#HelpUsHelpYou #StayWellThisWinter
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If you need urgent dental treatment over Christmas or New Year, contact your usual dentist.
If you cannot contact your dentist, use NHS 111 online or call 111 for information about your local out of hours service. 111.nhs.uk
Wicker Pharmacy retweeted
Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP.
Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team. #PharmacyFirst
