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Prime minister visits London pharmacy

Andy Burnham visits Green Light branch in London to mark Pharmacy First expansion

11 Sep 2026

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London pharmacy must pay back £1.1k after finding of duplicate NMS claims

Appeals bid fails after pharmacy found to have misinterpreted terms of service

11 Sep 2026

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Health leaders want national IP framework with ‘explicit’ patient perspective

Experts at a summer roundtable in London called for national standards to ensure safe, consistent delivery of pharmacist independent prescribing.

10 Sep 2026

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Give pharmacy a six-year £600m settlement, Labour MP urges Government

Pharmacy minister says 'more to do' on closures in Westminster debate

10 Sep 2026

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Antidepressant prescriptions on the increase in England, reveals latest NHSBSA figures

The NHS Business Services Authority revealed 24.2 million antidepressant items were prescribed in Q.1 of 2026-27.

10 Sep 2026

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Two SSPs issued for lansoprazole orodispersible tablets

Shortage protocols for two strengths issued until January 15

10 Sep 2026

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Migraine among five new Pharmacy First conditions in autumn expansion

Migraine, children’s rhinitis and acne among new conditions announced by NHSE

10 Sep 2026

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NPA chair urges health secretary to convene medicines supply chain taskforce

National Pharmacy Association chair Olivier Picard urged Yvette Cooper to address supply “fragility” after another serious shortage protocol was announced.

09 Sep 2026

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Health secretary should intervene on staff wages when pharmacies go bust, say MPs

Jhoots fallout highlighted limits of regulatory framework, says Lib Dem MP

09 Sep 2026

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Conditions for pharmacist after Covid sharps stored in black bags

Pharmacist told not to work for family-owned businesses or in separate vaccination services

09 Sep 2026

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NHS is underutilising pharmacists’ skills in tackling polypharmacy, warns NPA chief

National Pharmacy Association chief executive Henry Gregg was responding to a Times investigation revealing “an over-prescribing epidemic”.

08 Sep 2026

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FIP: Pharmacists can help prevent substance use disorders

The International Pharmaceutical Federation said pharmacists can help tackle non-medicinal use of psychoactive substances.

08 Sep 2026

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Superintendent suspended over marriage proposals to teenage apprentice

Superintendent pharmacist exploited power imbalance with young apprentice, finds GPhC

08 Sep 2026

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Asda giving away 6,000 private flu jabs for free

Supermarket chain announces first-come, first-served flu jab giveaway

08 Sep 2026

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Government names nine pharmacies that underpaid staff £11k

Minimum wage compliance a risk for employers, warns lawyer as list published

07 Sep 2026

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Boots pilots blood type self-testing to help increase blood donations

Boots branches in south London and Birmingham are providing 25,000 free kits to help improve treatment of sickle cell disease.

07 Sep 2026

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