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Pharmacist fulfils long standing goal by buying first pharmacy

Christie Finance helped secure the acquisition by securing 80 per cent of the purchase price via an unsecured loan.

03 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Day Lewis sees operating profits dip as it sells and merges ‘multiple pharmacies’

Admin costs lead to slight profit dip as the company merges and sells low performers

30 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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First-time buyers complete deal for pharmacy in Leeds

Brothers Shujah and Sarum Qureshi bought Star Pharmacy.

22 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Former LloydsPharmacy parent exits from 64 hospital contracts

The LloydsPharmacy sell-off saga rumbles on as Hallo exits hospital contracts.

20 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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First-time buyer completes deal for pharmacy in Birmingham

Noor Ali Shah, 30, bought Medicare Chemist which, according to Christie and Co, dispenses an average of 8,618 items a month

16 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Number of pharmacies in England will “slump” to lowest level in 20 years, warns NPA

The NPA has warned pharmacy numbers will fall to less than 10,000 by the end of September.

16 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Pharmacy group adds to portfolio with purchase in Aberdeen

Kemnay Pharmacy Ltd, which owns pharmacies in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Dundee, bought Anderson & Spence Pharmacy.

07 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Nine-tenths of pharmacies have stopped using locums ‘on cost grounds’

CPE poll finds rising workforce costs are one of the top challenges for contractors.

05 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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NPA Essential: August 2024

This month's news the National Pharmacy Association.

02 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Superdrug appoints new pharmacy director to deliver health strategy

Craig Watt takes up the newly created role having worked for Superdrug for a number of years in a variety of positions.

22 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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NPA urges patients to be calm in pharmacies as global IT outage hits NHS

The outage has left pharmacies struggling to access prescriptions, which efforts to supply medicines.

19 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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‘Looking beyond community pharmacy’: Rowlands acquires six hospital branches

Rowlands announces acquisition of six hospital pharmacies previously owned by Lloyds.

18 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Starmer must appoint a medicines tsar to solve shortages, says NPA

The National Pharmacy Association has warned that the supply chain's "robustness" needs testing because patients’ health is suffering.

12 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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First-time buyer acquires pharmacy in Surrey village

Ash Ghadimi bought Chobham Pharmacy in Chobham which, according to Christie & Co, dispenses an average of 4,729 items a month.

08 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Superdrug saw profits rise by a third in 2023

High street chain says own brand product ranges have been a factor in sales growth.

08 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Nearly 20pc of voters see a local pharmacy close in past 12 months, NPA poll finds

The NPA is warning that pharmacy closures will ‘pile pressure on GP surgeries’.

03 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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