Early May Bank Holiday change for 2020
Written by admin on Friday 26th July 2019
The Government announced last month that it is pushing back next year's Early May Bank Holiday by a few days to Friday 8th May 2020 to coincide with VE day celebrations
What this means for community pharmacy
| In practice this means that next year community pharmacies must open on Monday 4th May 2020 for their usual Monday opening hours, but are permitted to be closed on Friday 8th May without giving notice or applying to change their core hours. PSNC's annual opening hours factsheet provides contractors with a quick reference guide on which public and bank holidays pharmacies can close without giving notice. Their 2020 factsheet has just been published at: PSNC Bank Holiday Opening guidance 2020 |
