Flood hit pharmacists in Cumbria have yet to claim part of a £100,000 emergency funding package pledged by the RPSGB, C+D can reveal.

The Society announced the cash  last week after pharmacies in Cockermouth were left submerged by record-breaking rainfall.

But local pharmacists contacted by C+D were oblivious to the aid. Angela Garris, pharmacist at JWW Allison & Sons Ltd Pharmacy in Cockermouth said: “No one has approached us from the Society so we don’t really know anything about it.”

When asked if she or her colleague will apply for the aid, Ms Garris said she had “no view”.

Any pharmacist hit by an “act of God” can apply for the cash, the RPSGB said.

The Society defined the term as “events outside human control such as sudden floods or natural disasters”.

The RPSGB said the fund had accumulated over a long period and was intended for “current and future crises”.

There have been no applications for “many years”, the Society confirmed.

The money will be available through the charity Pharmacist Support.

Meanwhile, disruption from the flooding continues in Cockermouth with JWW Allisons & Sons Ltd Pharmacy still operating from temporary premises at a local job centre.  A Boots store in the Cumbrian town has reopened and is providing dispensing services.