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Boots profits fell by 254% in 2019-20

The 2019-20 financial year saw Boots' profits fall by more than 250 per cent compared to the previous year according to a Companies House report.

20 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Lloyds updates locum booking policy after EHC controversy

Lloyds superintendent says company has updated its locum booking system after high profile incidents where patients were refused EHC.

18 May 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Numark and Rowlands branches pilot heart health service

The service will give people a heart age score and cardiovascular risk assessment based on height, weight, blood pressure and BMI.

17 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Boots parent pledges $350k for Covid relief in India

Walgreens Boots Alliance has pledged $350,000 to help tackle the dramatic surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths in India.

14 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Sigma starts providing lateral flow tests to pharmacies

Community pharmacies can now order lateral flow tests from Sigma Pharmaceuticals to use as part of the Pharmacy Collect service.

13 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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GSK fined £22m over paroxetine 'pay for delay' deal

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has upheld a previous finding that GSK paid generic drugs companies £50m to delay bringing paroxetine to the market.

10 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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PDA membership fees now tax deductable

Members can claim tax relief on fees back to 6 April 2018.

07 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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NHS investigating 44 pharmacies over pandemic delivery payments

The NHS is writing to 44 pharmacies in England over their 'unexpectedly' high payment claims for delivering medicines during the pandemic.   

06 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Walgreens COO to leave role and return to UK

Walgreens Boots Alliance co-chief operating officer Alex Gourlay is to step down in Mid-May, according to a Bloomberg report.

06 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Work starts on independent hub & spoke facility in Leeds

Work on a large-scale dispensing hub for independent pharmacies is to start "immediately," HubRx has said. 

04 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Lung health taskforce asks public to share data

The Taskforce for Lung Health is aiming to raise awareness of the launch of its Lung Health Data Tracker.

04 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Boots strikes five-year deal with digital services provider

Boots and Cegedim have struck a new five-year digital services deal.

04 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Police investigating theft of medicines from pharmacy

Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a robbery at a pharmacy in Portadown on Wednesday morning (April 28). 

30 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Contract talks start for 2021-22 after Covid delays

Formal talks on contractual arrangements for the 2021-22 funding year have kicked off between PSNC, NHS England and the DH. 

28 Apr 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Nine PDA Union reps appointed at LloydsPharmacy

Nine PDA Union representatives have been appointed for LloydsPharmacy following a voluntary agreement between the multiple and the union. 

27 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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RPS could lease out office space at London HQ

The Society has said it is "re-evaluating" the use of its London headquarters and is actively considering renting out office space.

26 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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