Winter Bank Opening Enhanced Service Provision

The SouthEast Pharmacy Commissioning Hub are currently reviewing the pharmaceutical provision over the Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays 2025-2026 on behalf of all Integrated Care Boards (ICB)s across the SouthEast Region.

They have identified the below 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.  Hours rates are:

• Christmas Day: £420 per hour (£1260 for the total three-hour session)
• Boxing Day: £315 per hour (£945 for the total three-hour session)
• New Years Day: £315 per hour (£945 for the total three-hour session)

Christmas and New Year 2025-2026 Bank Holiday Dates:

• Christmas Day - Thursday 25 December 2025
• Boxing Day - Friday 26 December 2025
• New Years Day - Thursday 1 January 2026

If you are interested in opening, please complete the online form (link below) by COP Saturday 16^th August

Click here to volunteer to open under an enhanced service agreement: https://forms.office.com/e/hhSijbXY2d

 

Or use the QR code to access the form:

Enhanced Service agreement offers will be sent out during the week commencing 18^th August. Where multiple pharmacies express an interest to open in one area the chosen pharmacy will be selected in turn.

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.

Locations where ICBs ensure that there is pharmacy provision on Bank Holidays:

Alton

Andover​

Basingstoke

Eastleigh​

Fareham​

Farnborough​

Gosport​

Havant​

Isle of Wight

Milford on Sea​

Petersfield​

Portsmouth

Ringwood​

Southampton

Waterlooville​

Winchester​