Location, location, location: does providing public health services from community pharmacies contribute to tackling health inequalities?

Background: Community pharmacies have long been advocated as an accessible source of advice on health improvement in communities. This cross-sectional study explored the association between provision of pharmacy public health services and factors that might influence the extent to which pharmacies contribute to tackling inequalities.

Methods: Publically available data were used to explore the association between pharmacy public health service provision and pharmacy characteristics (socioeconomic deprivation, urbanity, opening hours and workload).