Bank Holiday Opening
For details of pharmacies opening hours over bank holidays. Please visit the NHS England website https://www.england.nhs.uk/east-of-england/nhs-england-and-nhs-improvement-east-of-englands-work/pharmacy-information/
Please ensure that your opening times are reflected correctly on your NHS Profile Manager
Christmas and New Year holidays 2022/2023
Contractors must also upload their actual opening hours over these dates on their NHS website and DoS, using NHS Profile Manager
For Christmas Eve and New Year Day please complete this form
| Date | Status | Core Hours | Supplementary
Hours |
Notes |
| 24/12/2022 | Normal working day | Apply to close by 24/9/22 | Notify intention to close by 24/9/22 | |
| 25/12/2022 | Christmas Day | No requirement to open, no need to apply. | No requirement to open, no need to notify. | NHS England commissioned rota |
| 26/12/2022 | Boxing day bank holiday | No requirement to open, no need to apply. | No requirement to open, no need to notify. | NHS England may direct pharmacies to open where there is need |
| 27/12/2022 | Substitute bank holiday | No requirement to open, no need to apply. | No requirement to open, no need to notify. | NHS England may direct pharmacies to open where there is need |
| 1/1/2023 | Normal working day (Sunday) | Apply to close by 1/10/22 | Notify intention to close by 1/10/22 | |
| 2/1/2023 | Substitute bank holiday | No requirement to open, no need to apply. | No requirement to open, no need to notify. | NHS England may direct pharmacies to open where there is need |
