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Northern Ireland pharmacies get £4m national insurance support from Government

DH announces dedicated national insurance support for non-state healthcare providers

15 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Debated: Should 'leaky' CPE committee reveal how members voted on funding?

Day 2 of the 2025 Sigma conference saw lively debate on matters of transparency

13 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Independents dispense 70 per cent more items as shrinking multiples 'diversify'

Data points to a vast gap in prescription items between independents and multiples

13 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Court reinstates full £50m fine after failed thyroid drug appeal

Advanz and Cinven have no grounds to appeal multi-million fine, court rules

09 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Superintendent given formal warning over work with third-party prescribers

Superintendent pharmacist read the rap sheet over historic work with online prescribers

08 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy support staff at Lincolnshire Co-op awarded 6% pay uplift

Usdaw-represented staff at cooperative to get at least 77p extra per hour

01 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Hub and spoke law change to take effect from October 1st

Expect to be able to send scripts to assembly hubs by October 29th, CPE tells pharmacies

30 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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April wage bills 'cripple' pharmacies as tax hike takes effect

NI pharmacies cough up an extra £1m in employment costs for April

30 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Labour's pharmacist MPs should have supported sector tax relief, says former minister

Former Tory pharmacy minister Steve Brine speaks out after national insurance vote.

29 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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There will be no prescription charge hike this year, Labour confirms

Labour claims fee freeze will save patients £18m over the financial year

28 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Illegal websites posing as regulated pharmacies, warns coroner after overdose death

Coroner reports on benzodiazepine death of vulnerable 45-year-old man in Wales

28 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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‘Lamentable progress’: Frustrated contractors push for merger of five LPCs

'Fractured' LPC network failing to engage with the ICB landscape, say pharmacy owners.

15 Apr 2025 , 3 Min Article

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The long hand of NHS clawbacks: £36k in historic expense claims recovered

NHS dismisses appeals from six pharmacies over 'out of pocket' expense claims

11 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC issues warning on sales of ‘fat-dissolving’ Lemon Bottle injections

Regulator receives concerns around pharmacies selling unregulated weight loss injections.

10 Apr 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Boots sales up 5% in first results since WBA takeover news

First quarterly results since news of acquisition show Boots online sales still growing.

09 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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High street pharmacies ‘closing valuation gap’ with GP-based rivals

Higher market share from electronic prescribing helping to close the gap, says surveyor

09 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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