By Martin Bagot More than 400 local chemists in England have shut in five years, piling pressure on overstretched GPs, analysis shows. This led to 2.5 million more GP appointments, said the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies. And it warned a £1.2billion funding shortfall will mean a “tsunami of further pharmacy closures”. Today AIMP launches its Fight4Pharmacies campaign urging Government investment in community pharmacy. The Mirror is also fighting for local chemists. AIMP’s Dr Leyla Hannbeck said: “The loss of community pharmacies results in even more pressure piling up on hard-p…