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Less high street, more hospital: Rowlands branch shake-up slashes losses by £27m

Rowlands directors 'focused on cost control' as new outpatient pharmacies acquired

09 Oct 2025

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Looking to sell your pharmacy?

Before marketing the business, you should meet a pharmacy specialist accountant and obtain a valuation of the pharmacy, says Vinku Shah.

30 Sep 2025

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Care home pharmacy goes under with £5m debts after failing to pay PAYE

Administrators outline Universal Pharmacy's troubled trading history

18 Sep 2025

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‘Lollipops on the counter’: Well chief says pharmacy sector has ‘stood still’

From the public's perspective, little has changed since 1980s says Well CEO

15 Sep 2025

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Pharmacist MP approaches NHS about removing Jhoots' contract

Sadik Al-Hassan says unexpected closure of local Jhoots 'completely unacceptable'

11 Sep 2025

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IPA seeks meeting with pharmacy minister after 'troubling' survey

Pharmacies face deep rooted prejudice from NHS management and lack a level playing field with other healthcare professionals, alleges the IPA.

09 Sep 2025

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Reforming the NHS, reforming your business

Labour’s 10-year plan has changed pharmacy’s landscape. The message to independents is ‘your role is changing and changing fast’, says Mandeep Mudhar, head of Alphega Pharmacy.

02 Sep 2025

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It’s official: Boots carved out from US parent after equity takeover

The newly created Boots Group will oversee UK, German and Thai markets.

28 Aug 2025

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Online locum booking platform secures 3-year deal with Well

Locate a Locum announces new contract after developing its software with government support

28 Aug 2025

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NPA warns pharmacies still teetering on the brink of closure

NHS figures show that a further 72 pharmacies have closed this year so far in England, around two a week.

27 Aug 2025

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Mounjaro madness

The announcement Eli Lilly made about Mounjaro threw us into uncertainty, says Nick Kaye.

26 Aug 2025

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Pearl Chemist’s pre-tax losses up – so too is turnover, according to latest accounts

Pearl Chemist Limited's pre-tax losses increased by nearly £790,000 for the year ending October 31, 2024, although its turnover rose by over £13 million.

26 Aug 2025

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‘Largest care home pharmacy in Norfolk’ enters administration

Administrators appointed to Universal Pharmacy Ltd

22 Aug 2025

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Essex contractor to buy second pharmacy after £900k finance deal

Sandeep Parimi “excited to see our ambitions become reality”.

14 Aug 2025

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Exclusive: Ahmeys Pharmacy in Bicester owed 20 locums a combined £22k, alleges agency

Team Locum told ICP a former director of Ahmeys Limited offered to sell a 49 per cent ownership stake in the pharmacy for £225,000.

13 Aug 2025

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Pharmacies in NPA survey report surge in shoplifting in past year

Nine in 10 pharmacies have seen a surge in shoplifting in the past year, and 87 per cent have seen an increase in aggressive behaviour towards staff.

12 Aug 2025

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