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Superdrug reports 9.2 sales increase during strong Christmas period

Superdrug reports 20 per cent categpry growth across cosmetic products

15 Jan 2024

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Boots second group to test EPS in Wales

If testing is successful, electronic prescribing will be introduced in Boots stores across Wales in early 2024.

15 Jan 2024

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Swings in margin adjustments are wreaking havoc, says Rowlands chief

Nigel Swift said quarterly margin adjustments are "a clear demonstration the system is simply not working."

12 Jan 2024

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Well pharmacists to receive £300 for completing Pharmacy First training

Multiple to pay out £300 upon completion of Pharmacy First and contraception training

11 Jan 2024

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CCA chief: Our members are ‘absolutely committed’ to Pharmacy First

Malcolm Harrison said CCA members are “working tirelessly as they gear up to deliver” the service.

11 Jan 2024

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‘Distressed sales’ of struggling pharmacies to continue in 2024

Business challenges will force more contractors to sell up, a predicts leading broker

11 Jan 2024

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Film crew shoots Pharmacy First advert in Kent

The crew filmed the public awareness advert at Crofton Pharmacy & Travel Clinic which was rebranded Get Well Sooner Pharmacy.

11 Jan 2024

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MPs’ letter urges Leadsom to support pharmacies against “unprecedented” pressures

Twenty MPs including former home secretary Priti Patel urged Leadsom to consider a “fair and fit-for-purpose funding model”.

05 Jan 2024

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We’ll resist HMRC raid on independents’ bank accounts, insists NPA

The NPA's Gareth Jones says it will push back against HMRC's decision to classify all locums as employees for tax purposes.

05 Jan 2024

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Pharmacist expands reach after buying pharmacy in Wigan

Stuart Ellis, who runs Millenium Pharmacy in St.Helens, completed the purchase of J England Pharmacy in Wigan.

03 Jan 2024

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Sector could face £550m retrospective tax bill if locums classed as employees says CCA

HMRC’s long running investigation into whether self-employed locum pharmacists used by pharmacies are employed for tax purposes covered in Financial Times

02 Jan 2024

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New Cat M prices means AIV down 14p in Q1, warns CPE

Community Pharmacy England is warning of a reduction of £38 million in reimbursement in the first quarter of 2024 following publication of the Drug Tariff Category M pricelist for January.

02 Jan 2024

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Automated dispensing – luxury or necessity?

In his latest diary entry, Fin McCaul talks about his experiences so far with Meditech's technology.

25 Oct 2023

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Boots and PDA agree pay increase for trainee pharmacists

New rates effective from 1 August for those who commence in role over the summer.

04 Jul 2023

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Superdrug in two-year diagnostic testing deal for health clinics

Customers will be offered a range of health test kits, including their three newly launched antibody tests for chickenpox, Hepatitis B, and MMR.

20 Jun 2023

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Bestway purchase of Lexon raises competition concerns, says CMA

Proposals have been submitted to offload pharmacies following CMA investigation.

15 Jun 2023

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