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Day Lewis director: Percentage margin ‘no longer the right measure of performance’

Percentage margin within Day Lewis branches varies by as much as 15%, says Sam Patel

21 Sep 2026

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CPE warns Labour not to push more work on pharmacies without ‘proper support’

Community Pharmacy England chief Janet Morrison warned Labour it risks undermining pharmacy services ahead of its party conference this weekend.

21 Sep 2026

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Pharmacies left out of pocket from ‘disallowed’ dentist prescriptions

Around 32,000 items disallowed by the NHSBSA in the year to June

21 Sep 2026

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GP practice says ‘comprehensive’ medicines and prescribing policy in place after patient’s death

An inquest heard Alison Rose Thomas obtained a month’s supply of codeine “on the strength of an unverified assertion" she was to travel to France.

21 Sep 2026

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Administrators fix quick sale deal for three insolvent pharmacies

Brothers snap up three pharmacies in Chester and Walsall out of administration

18 Sep 2026

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Pharmacy staff sentenced after investigation into prescription drug theft

Two ex-pharmacy employees and a third individual receive suspended sentences

17 Sep 2026

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Coroner makes GP referral warning following propranolol overdose death

Coroner issues report after inquest into young Essex woman’s death

17 Sep 2026

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RCPharm urges MHRA to review safety information for propranolol

The Royal College of Pharmacy is concerned people at risk of overdose, self-harm and suicide continue to be prescribed the medicine.

17 Sep 2026

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‘No competition’: Concerns raised around prescribing IT arrangements

Just one provider approved for October IP service launch - but Cleo says its terms can be flexible

17 Sep 2026

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Pharmacist who conducted unjustified physical examination and asked sexual questions struck off

A GPhC fitness to practise committee said Ali Hassan “exploited the imbalance of power between a pharmacist and a patient”.

17 Sep 2026

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Two Scottish pharmacy companies enter administration

Administrators appointed to Scotpharm and MLSNA Healthcare, which employ over 400 people

16 Sep 2026

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Hounslow Council raises awareness of sexual health services in pharmacies

The campaign has two films which Hounslow Council said “challenges perceptions of what pharmacies offer".

15 Sep 2026

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IPA calls for return of MUR service to tackle polypharmacy

Bring back MURs to prevent medicines-related harm, says trade body

15 Sep 2026

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Pharmacies in Wales under increasing cost pressures, reveals survey

Two-thirds of contractors who responded to Community Pharmacy Wales' survey said their finances had worsened in the last year.

15 Sep 2026

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PDA warns against ‘raising public expectations’ with Pharmacy First expansion

Promoting service as a fast walk-in option risks causing conflict, says PDA

15 Sep 2026

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Day Lewis sees services income rise 11% while operating profits soar

‘Very pleasing’: Family-owned chain says early investment in weight loss aided growth

14 Sep 2026

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