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Asthma & COPD,

Risks of ‘excessive’ reliever inhaler use ‘not fully recognised’ finds inquest

Awareness lacking around significance of increased use of blue inhalers, coroner reports

19 Mar 2026

Vaccinations,

Asda to offer MenB vaccine dual dose at cost price of £150

Chain to prioritise 18-25 year olds with vaccine supply as it cuts price by £30

19 Mar 2026

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Vaccinations,

Pharmacies flooded with meningitis queries as outbreak strain confirmed

Some pharmacies received 30 meningitis vaccine requests this morning says NPA.

17 Mar 2026

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Nutrition & weight management,

‘Physically active’ patients to get discount on Boots weight loss service

Health insurer offers customers up to 25% discount on Boots Online Doctor service

12 Mar 2026

Medication safety,

NPA teams up with kidney charity to warn against NSAID over-reliance

Kidney Care UK and NPA teaming up on March awareness campaign

12 Mar 2026

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Financial Management & Funding,

Real-terms value of retained margin £120m less than a decade ago

Minister confirms contractual retained lower than 2015-16 after adjusting for inflation

09 Mar 2026

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Medication safety,

Coroner: Failure to renew methotrexate advice since Pharmacy First creates ‘ambiguity’

Guidelines from 2017 now lead to 'ambiguity' since Pharmacy First launch, inquest finds

25 Feb 2026

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Digital & technology,

Questions over ‘managed nominations’ claims in PMR marketing materials

PMR provider asked about 2025 marketing materials that described 'managed nominations' function

19 Feb 2026

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Regulations,

Kinnock moving to ‘next phase’ of beefing up pharmacy business regs

Pharmacy minister considering what legislation changes may be needed.

16 Feb 2026

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Employment,

Security guard wins harassment case after pharmacist sends ‘offensive’ GIF

Former security guard's allegation of harassment related to sex upheld

16 Feb 2026

Regulations,

‘Fully remediated’: Locum warned over CPPE course plagiarism

Pharmacist remorseful after issues with CPPE coursework, GPhC finds

13 Feb 2026

Financial Management & Funding,

‘Review NHSBSA performance’: Minister grilled on ‘withheld’ Pharmacy First payments

Health minister faces intense questioning on Pharmacy First payment challenges

13 Feb 2026

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Services,

Pharmacy First advertising campaign saw intent to use service reach 37%

Pharmacy minister shares findings from public-facing advertising campaign

12 Feb 2026

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Cancer & palliative care,

Streeting backs Boots lung cancer awareness drive

Multiple to use shelf signage to prompt conversations around symptoms.

10 Feb 2026

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Business,

Liverpool contractor faces £125k clawback for Covid delivery claims

Davey's Chemist told it must repay the NHS just under £125k in pandemic-era claims

06 Feb 2026

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Policy,

Patient safety commissioner to grill Starmer on valproate compensation

Two years after Hughes report, timeline for financial redress still 'starkly absent'

05 Feb 2026

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