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Challenging year for Scottish pharmacy chain as operating losses deepen

Lindsay & Gilmour focusing on private service delivery on foot of a ‘challenging year’

29 Oct 2026

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NHS urges conflict of interest caution as it green-lights IP service

Publication of IP specification gives legal basis for service to commence

29 Oct 2026

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Pharmacist who took lorazepam without permission has suspension extended

George Mwiti Mbwii was originally suspended for four months in June after he took the drug from the hospital where he worked.

29 Oct 2026

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Over a third of Scottish people use Pharmacy First at least once a year

Service widely used by members of the public, Government statistics reveal

28 Oct 2026

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‘No clear relief for pharmacies’: Autumn Budget confirms 4% living wage hike

Healey announces hourly wage for over-21s to rise to £13.21 next April

28 Oct 2026

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Number of pharmacists employed in PCNs falls slightly, NHS data shows

NHS England data revealed 5,738 pharmacists were employed via ARRS in September compared with 5,740 in August.

28 Oct 2026

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Pharmacist convicted for refusing to give breath sample after crash warned by GPhC

Mohammed Umer Sabir was arrested in December 2023 after crashing into a parked vehicle in Rotherham.

28 Oct 2026

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Royal College of Pharmacy urges Labour to use pharmacists to tackle corridor care

Chair of the College's English Pharmacy Advisory Council Mahendra Patel said pharmacists can reduce hospital admissions as a result of harm caused by medicines.

27 Oct 2026

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Rising drug costs force three pharmacies into administration after missing payroll

Pharmacies in Chester and Walsall left unable to pay staff as costs spiralled

27 Oct 2026

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Medicine prescribed after heart attack or stroke recalled by manufacturer

Xeal Pharma said all strengths of Clopidogrel Oral Suspension and Clopidogrel Oral Solution products contain less than the required amount of clopidogrel.

27 Oct 2026

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Nearly nine in 10 UK workers carry on working despite feeling unwell, reveals Olbas research

A poll of 2,000 workers found 86 per cent continued working while unwell despite 74 per cent agreeing that staying at home is the responsible thing to do.

27 Oct 2026

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‘Postcode lottery’: GLP-1s ‘out of reach’ for most adults say MPs

NHS England’s Mounjaro rollout too slow, says health select committee

26 Oct 2026

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Pharmacy and surgery fail to block mother’s claim over morphine overdose

Judge finds mother’s claim of psychiatric injury after her baby’s death has prospect of succeeding

26 Oct 2026

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Prescribing of endometriosis and fibroid medicines in England triples over 12 months

Over 12,000 people were prescribed relugolix CT or linzagolix in 2025-26, nearly three times the 4,100 people prescribed the drugs in 2024-25.

26 Oct 2026

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Well Pharmacy launches hearing care service in over 300 UK branches

The service will provide free ear health and hearing checks, advice, private earwax removal and onward referral to specialist audiology.

26 Oct 2026

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Pharmacies in East London take part in cholesterol-lowering drug trial

The scheme will initially see Anjis Dispensing Chemist in Waltham Forest and branches of Rohpharm Pharmacy in Ilford and Plaistow administer medication.

23 Oct 2026

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