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Financial Management & Funding

MPs vote to reject exemption for pharmacy from national insurance changes

Lords amendment voted down in House of Commons.

20 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Digital & technology

Alliance Healthcare announces patient-specific tote ordering system

Wholesaler announces new 'semi-automated' repeat dispensing offer

19 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Medicines

Penny pinching on medicines costing the taxpayer pounds says CCA

Multiples’ trade body calls for end-to-end review of supply chain to resolve medicines shortages chaos.

19 Mar 2025 , 4 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Lib Dem MPs press Streeting for urgent answers on pharmacy funding

Liberal Democrat spokesperson for health and social care Helen Morgan urged health secretary Wes Streeting to clarify pharmacy's funding for 2024-25.

19 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

NPA advises 6,000 member pharmacies to limit services as employment costs loom

Pharmacies could embark on the action if the Government fails to come up with “new and sufficient funding” by April 1.

18 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

We can’t afford £12k hit from April, says Surrey contractor preparing to cut services

Pharmacy owner 'left with no option' but to take part in NPA action

18 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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People

Man who threatened pharmacy staff in Bristol with knife jailed

Daniel Bennett, 41, of Wedmore Vale, Bedminster, threatened pharmacy staff in Bristol with a knife before making off with prescription medicine.

17 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Vaccinations

Midlands pharmacies to be recruited for RSV and pertussis vaccination service

Up to 66 pharmacies will be recruited for next phase in pharmacy RSV programme

17 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Policy

Numark chair: Labour must reinvest money from NHSE’s abolition in pharmacy

Numark chairman Harry McQuillan said some of the £500 million in savings should go towards supporting community pharmacy.

17 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical services

NHS BSA recovers £45k in hypertension fees from a single pharmacy

Almost £200k in hypertension fees claimed back from nine pharmacies.

14 Mar 2025 , 3 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Pharmacy contract in ‘very final stages’ says Wes Streeting

Labour on the verge of agreeing new terms with CPE says Streeting.

14 Mar 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Medicines

First ever daily pill to treat endometriosis approved by NICE

Ryeqo will be available for women who have undergone failed medical or surgical treatment for endometriosis.

13 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Policy

NHS England’s abolition cautiously welcomed by pharmacy bodies

National Pharmacy Association chair Nick Kaye said he hoped the move does not impede progress towards creating a stronger pharmacy network.

13 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Legal

Diazepam black market pair struck off in back-to-back hearings

Pair convicted last year of illegal medicines supply are struck off the register

13 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Antibiotic supply rate far higher for Pharmacy First vs Welsh scheme

Pharmacy First sore throat consultations more than twice as likely to lead to a supply.

13 Mar 2025 , 3 Min Article

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Medicines

Dangers of antidepressant-heart medication combination ‘not widely appreciated’, warns coroner

Chloe Burgess died having suffered cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death after taking amitriptyline, paroxetine and ivabradine.

12 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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