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Contractor hands back £720k in hypertension fees as BSA cracks down

Exclusive: NHSBSA recovers £1.5m for primary care recovery plan services since January 2025

07 Oct 2026

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Welsh negotiator gives contractors three-month ‘levy holiday’

‘The least we can do’ says Community Pharmacy Wales of its decision

01 Oct 2026

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Complexities of pharmacy VAT

It is important independent pharmacy owners understand that VAT treatment depends on the precise nature of the service provided, says Vinku Shah.

28 Sep 2026

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Pharmacies left out of pocket from ‘disallowed’ dentist prescriptions

Around 32,000 items disallowed by the NHSBSA in the year to June

21 Sep 2026

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Day Lewis director: Percentage margin ‘no longer the right measure of performance’

Percentage margin within Day Lewis branches varies by as much as 15%, says Sam Patel

21 Sep 2026

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Property capital allowances for pharmacy businesses

Many pharmacy owners appreciate the availability of tax relief on equipment and fixtures, capital allowances are frequently overlooked. Vinku Shah explains.

09 Sep 2026

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Mitigating corporation tax

Efficient tax planning is an essential part of maintaining commercial viability for community pharmacy businesses.

22 Apr 2026

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‘Ethical bank’ lends £20m to 14 pharmacy contractors

Lending supported a total of 22 pharmacies, over half in areas of high deprivation

25 Mar 2026

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Wales: 4% funding increase for community pharmacy

Global sum boosted by £7m to £182m.

20 Nov 2025

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Managers of ‘large’ Boots stores to earn £65k as all pharmacists get 4% raise

Boots and PDAU agree annual pay deal for pharmacists

01 Oct 2025

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Business asset disposal relief – an update

Our financial expert Vinku Shah updates independent pharmacists on business asset disposal relief.

09 Sep 2025

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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

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NPA: It would be an insult if GPs and not pharmacies were supported with NI rise

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the biggest overall tax increases since 1993 will help fund £22.6 billion for the NHS.

04 Nov 2024

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Pressure on pharmacies will increase because of GPs’ industrial action

Warnings that patients will flood pharmacies after GPs voted to stage industrial action for first time in 60 years.

01 Aug 2024

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Get the right professional adviser

As an independent pharmacy business owner, it is crucial you have the support of the right professional advisers.

24 Jul 2024

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Health boards struggle to monitor dispensing fraud risk in Wales, says report

An Audit Wales pilot looked at potential “risks around fraud and cost” relating to “expensive items”, specials and “higher cost formulations”.

07 Jun 2024

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