Provision over the Easter & May Bank Holiday’s 2026

The Southeast Pharmacy Commissioning Hub are currently reviewing the pharmaceutical provision over the Easter & May Bank Holiday’s 2026 on behalf of the Integrated Care Boards (ICB)s.

They have identified the areas where there is insufficient pharmaceutical provision, and are looking to fill these gaps with pharmacies who volunteer to open under an Enhanced Service agreement.

The Enhanced Service agreement would be as follows:
1. To open for a three-hour period between 10:00-13:00 or 14:00-17:00, final time slot to be agreed with the Southeast Pharmacy Commissioning Hub.
2.  Payment will be:
            - Easter Sunday: £420 per hour (£1260 for the total three-hour session)
            - Good Friday, Easter Monday, Early May BH, Spring BH: £315 per hour (£945 for the total three-hour session)

Easter & May 2026 Bank holidays Dates:

• Good Friday (3 April 2026)
• Easter Sunday (5 April 2026)
• Easter Monday (6 April 2026)
• Early May BH (Monday 4 May 2026)
• Spring BH (Monday 25 May 2026)

If you are interested in opening, please complete the online form (link below) by COP Monday 15^th December 2025.

Expression of Interest to open on Easter & May Bank Holidays 2026 – Fill in form here

Enhanced Service agreement offers will be sent out between 17^th to 19^th December 2025

If you have not heard from us by 15^th January 2026, please assume your pharmacy has not been selected to open under an enhanced service agreement.

The process for ensuring Pharmacy Provision on Bank Holiday is as follows:

• Ask all pharmacies to declare their intentions for opening on the relevant bank holidays. From the opening hours declarations, cover over on the Bank Holidays is reviewed.
• Where there are gaps in provision in specific locations, pharmacies in that area are contacted directly asking if they would like to express an interest to open under an Enhanced Service.
• Where the gaps are not filled by pharmacies willing to provide services under the Enhanced Service, Directions to open will be issued.
• For both the Enhanced Service and Directions, pharmacies that opened on previous bank holidays is taken into account to ensure fairness.