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Business environment,

‘Well performing’ pharmacy in North East sold to unnamed first-time buyer

Skelton Pharmacy was owned by Zulfiqar Rafiq, who runs three other pharmacies in Middlesbrough.

13 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

Cost of items dispensed in the community in England on the rise

NHS Business Services Authority said £10.1 billion was dispensed in 2023-24 compared with £9.59 billion in 2022-23.

07 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

Services,

Tesco pilots ‘health zone’ concept for pharmacy services ‘while patients shop’

Supermarket chain trialling new service offering with Bupa and other partners.

07 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

Health workers ‘grateful’ for Reeves budget says community pharmacist MP

Increased NHS spend could help reverse decline of pharmacies, suggests Sadik Al-Hassan.

05 Nov 2024 , 3 Min Article

Financial,

NPA: It would be an insult if GPs and not pharmacies were supported with NI rise

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the biggest overall tax increases since 1993 will help fund £22.6 billion for the NHS.

04 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

Drug firm to challenge £389m fine for ‘disparaging’ rival MS drug

Teva hits back against finding that it waged disparagement campaign against rival.

04 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

Business environment,

Budget made no mention of pharmacy, laments NPA chief

National Pharmacy Association chief executive Paul Rees warned the national insurance rise will heap more pressure on pharmacies.

31 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

Pharmacist buys pharmacy in Liverpool after securing six-figure investment

Sean Clarke, who owns SPC Care Limited, was supported by River Capital to buy Normans Pharmacy on Walton Road.

31 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

Budget 2024: Living wage to rise by another 6.7 per cent, confirms Reeves

Living wage to rise to £12.21 from April, Labour announces

30 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Employment,

NPA urges protection for pharmacies from any NI increase in the Budget

NPA says that any rise in NI without the support provided to other public service providers would be a “kick in the teeth” for pharmacies

29 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Legal,

Wembley husband and wife sentenced over cross-Atlantic opioid distribution

Wembley gang imported drugs from India to UK for onward distribution, jury finds unanimously.

28 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

Employment,

Lodge Boots pension complaints before December 5, PDA tells members

Deadline warning for individuals affected by sale of Boots Pension Scheme.

28 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Property management,

‘High dispensing’ pharmacy in affluent village sold to London friends

College friends snap up Lightwater Pharmacy, a 10k items business in Surrey

25 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

Jhoots store in Kent reopens after second bailiff notice

Rainham Jhoots branch reopens after new location and a second bailiff notice

25 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Residents in Hampton finally have new pharmacy after application approved

Residents went a year without a pharmacy after the closure of two Boots branches and delays in the application process.

24 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Medicines,

New regulations allow medicines manufacture at point of care

New regulations mean that products with a very short shelf life, and personalised medicines such as gene therapy, can more easily be made in or near a hospital setting

22 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

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‘Well performing’ pharmacy in North East sold to unnamed first-time buyer

Cost of items dispensed in the community in England on the rise

Tesco pilots ‘health zone’ concept for pharmacy services ‘while patients shop’

Health workers ‘grateful’ for Reeves budget says community pharmacist MP

NPA: It would be an insult if GPs and not pharmacies were supported with NI rise

Drug firm to challenge £389m fine for ‘disparaging’ rival MS drug

Budget made no mention of pharmacy, laments NPA chief

Pharmacist buys pharmacy in Liverpool after securing six-figure investment

Budget 2024: Living wage to rise by another 6.7 per cent, confirms Reeves

NPA urges protection for pharmacies from any NI increase in the Budget

Wembley husband and wife sentenced over cross-Atlantic opioid distribution

Lodge Boots pension complaints before December 5, PDA tells members

‘High dispensing’ pharmacy in affluent village sold to London friends

Jhoots store in Kent reopens after second bailiff notice

Residents in Hampton finally have new pharmacy after application approved

New regulations allow medicines manufacture at point of care