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Boots operations executive to take top job at the multiple from November

Former Saturday boy Hemmerdinger to take the helm at Boots once Seb James exits

12 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Drug firms to pay £106m fines after court overturns ‘unjust’ tribunal decision

Court slams appeals tribunal for its approach to hydrocortisone 'cartel' case

11 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Under a fifth of polled contractors expect to hit Pharmacy First target in September

Avicenna members not confident they will complete 20 pathway consultations in September

11 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Avicenna conference: Fix funding first, says Buxton

Fears that contractors will walk away from Pharmacy First due to unrealistic thresholds.

10 Sep 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Pharmacist buys first pharmacy after completing deal for Blackpool business

Arif Bhuriya acquired Bispham Pharmacy in Blackpool from regional group O’Briens Pharmacy.

10 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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New owners of bust pharmacy automation company saddled with outstanding orders

Exclusive: New owners of MedPoint meeting affected customers ‘in the coming weeks’.

05 Sep 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Former Lloyds parent ‘seeking £900m as it auctions AAH’

Asset strippers Aurelius could make healthy profit on wholesaler, the FT reports.

03 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Day Lewis sees operating profits dip as it sells and merges ‘multiple pharmacies’

Admin costs lead to slight profit dip as the company merges and sells low performers

30 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Woman fined £600 after promoting prescription medicines on social media

Nadine Poole pleads guilty after advertising Botox on social media

21 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Former LloydsPharmacy parent exits from 64 hospital contracts

The LloydsPharmacy sell-off saga rumbles on as Hallo exits hospital contracts.

20 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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DHSC to pay an extra £40 for lurasidone packs dispensed in April

Government agrees to retrospective price adjustments following appeals by CPE

08 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy2U ‘relaunching’ private doctor service as prescriptions jump 98%

Number of patients using the online doctor service has 'grown significantly'.

08 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Drop in first-time pharmacy buyers as sales of ‘problematic’ multiples wind up

Existing owners buying the majority of pharmacies in Wales in 2024, says broker

06 Aug 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Nine-tenths of pharmacies have stopped using locums ‘on cost grounds’

CPE poll finds rising workforce costs are one of the top challenges for contractors.

05 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Scottish Government ‘tightening the purse strings,’ CPS warns contractors

Negotiator warns Scottish contractors that budgets for 2024-25 may be tight.

02 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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CPE slams £9m a month Cat M clawback after DHSC error

Tariff clawback starts in August despite CPE protests that it is not an acceptable solution to DHSC error in calculating Category M prices.

30 Jul 2024 , 3 Min Article

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