WITH the Queen’s funeral bank holiday upon us, you might find yourself short on medication and need to quickly run to the pharmacy.
But you might be wondering if your local pharmacy will be open – here is all the information you need so you do not get caught out on the day.
Are pharmacies open on the Queen funeral bank holiday?
NHS England confirmed that pharmacies may close for the full day on Monday, September, 19 if they wish.
Many of the UK’s top pharmacies are set to close their doors on the bank holiday as a mark of respect.
This includes Lloyds Pharmacy, the vast majority of Boots pharmacies, and Wells Pharmacy.
Lloyds Pharmacy is informing their patients of the planned closure and sending out invitations to re-arrange appointments that were meant to fall on that day.
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Boots have announced that most of their branches will be closed on the bank holiday.
There will, however, be a few exceptions as a few branches will remain open according to some local needs.
All branches will be closed during the hours of the funeral, however.
To check the hours of your nearest Boots store, simply access their Store Locator tool, enter the postcode or address and it’ll give you all the updated timings.
To see which store is closest to you and what time it’s open, simply enter your area in their Store Locator tool and it’ll show you the list of stores close by.
The tool also gives you the opportunity to select which services you need from the store, so that you make sure that you visit the right one and get what you need.
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What can I get at the pharmacy during a bank holiday?
On a typical bank holiday, a lot of pharmacies tend to stay open, however, this isn’t the case for the September bank holiday.
Pharmacies don’t just provide prescribed medicines, and sell various other things you can buy from other shops.
Some big pharmacies have a wide range of beauty products and even stationery for example.
So if you’re looking for a last-minute present like perfume or you’ve run out of lipstick which you desperately need, then the pharmacy might be a good place to look for it.
They also sell hair products and baby products.
So if one of the shops near you is not open, you can quickly run to a pharmacy to get many of the things you might need.
When are the Bank Holiday dates in 2022?
Brits will have had ten bank holidays by the end of 2022.
We started off the year with a long weekend, after New Year’s Day fell on a Saturday and so January 3, 2022 was used as a Substitute Day.
Then the UK enjoyed a very hot weekend in April as they celebrated Good Friday on April 15 and Easter Sunday on April 17, 2022.
Soon after, the Early May Bank Holiday came on May 2, 2022.
June 2 was the Spring Bank Holiday and there was an additional bank holiday on June 3, 2022 to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.
August 29, 2022 saw Brits get another day off work as they enjoyed the Summer Bank Holiday.
After the Queen passed away, the date of her funeral was also declared a bank holiday as a mark of respect for her 70 years of service.
This will see a September bank holiday on Monday, September, 19.
The last two bank holidays on the calendar for 2022 will then be on December 26, on Boxing Day and then December 27, which will is a substitute day for Christmas Day.
