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Business environment

Are you thinking of buying a pharmacy?

There has been a surge in first-time buyers looking to snap up pharmacies with good profits as larger chains look to downsize.

11 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy team

NPA Essential: March 2025

This month's news from the National Pharmacy Association...

28 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Avoid paying too much tax

Having paid your self-assessment tax liability for 2023-24 and payment on account for 2024-25 in January, you could be paying too much tax.

26 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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People

Pharmacist Support appoints Davies and Nutan as trustees

Pharmacist Support has appointed two new trustees as it embarks on a new five-year strategy aimed at expanding its impact and reach.

18 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Legal

Medicines shortages cost lives

Our legal experts examine Prevention of Future Deaths reports which have been linked to medicines shortages - which have been the cause of tragic deaths.

12 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy team

NPA Essential: February 2025

This month's news from the National Pharmacy Association.

05 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy team

The Whitehouse Pharmacy saves three lives in four weeks

Pharmacist Carol Haycock and her team recently helped save four lives in a four week period.

28 Jan 2025 , 2 Min Article

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People

New boss for Cegedim Rx

Tracey Robertson takes over from Phil Galt at the pharmacy software supplier.

24 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Financial

Business asset disposal relief

Our finance expert Vinku Shah takes independent pharmacists through everything they need to know about capital gains tax relief.

21 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Legal

Original pack dispensing – a prescription for success?

Our legal experts consider the implication of changes to NHS dispensing that came into effect on January 1, 2025 for independents.

08 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Regulations

Pharmacies may need to amend dispensing processes with January introduction of OPD

CPE warns that pharmacies may need to amend dispensing processes with the introduction of OPD for NHS prescriptions in January.

03 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

Preparing to sell your pharmacy

Selling your pharmacy needs effective planning. So, what can you do to get the right offer and ensure a smooth process?

03 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Policy

Assisted Dying Bill – a legal and historical overview

We consider the present position and what pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are allowed to say on the topic.

25 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy team

NPA Essential: December 2024

This month's news from the National Pharmacy Association.

25 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

PAGB launches compendium of self-care case studies

Compendium highlights best practice learnings from ICSs with advice to help design and implement self-care initiatives.

19 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Beat the Budget’s pressures

Our financial expert examines how independent pharmacies can deal with the impact of Labour’s autumn Budget.

13 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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