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NPA: Labour must ‘explicitly account’ for wage rises during funding settlements

The National Pharmacy Association said the national living wage “added to existing financial pressures” for 90 per cent of independents.

02 Jul 2026

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Allied Pharmacies to close former Jhoots branch seven months after buying it

The MP for Tiverton and Minehead Rachel Gilmour said the closure of Allied's branch reflected "the sorry state of pharmacy funding".

29 Jun 2026

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Funding uplift versus the cost reality

The critical question is not the size of the 2026-27 uplift but how much will translate into improved profitability once rising costs are accounted for, says Vinku Shah.

23 Jun 2026

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Labour didn’t have the money to expand pharmacist prescribing to complex conditions

CPE chief executive Janet Morrison said "governance, clinical structures, digital and staff training" must be in place.

02 Jun 2026

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Pharmacy funding for 2026-27 step in right direction but contract is broken, says NPA

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has called for “urgent talks” with Labour despite £340 million increase in funding.

29 May 2026

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Local commissioning of pharmacy smoking cessation in England will improve, says LGA

The Local Government Association is hopeful after Labour committed £150 million annually to local councils for stop smoking services.

18 May 2026

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Tread very carefully

The last time pharmacy took a government to court, it put the sector into static funding for the next decade, says Nick Kaye.

15 May 2026

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Got to be in it to win it

Funding talks need to be more transparent if they are to be fully understood by pharmacy contractors, says Nick Kaye.

23 Apr 2026

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Fight for your pharmacy!

Financial expert Vinku Shah provides some strategies to help independents reduce their financial pressures.

14 Apr 2026

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Funding talks start but details of DHSC letter unknown

Community Pharmacy England did not provide specifics on what the Government's letter said about 2026-27 negotiations.

02 Mar 2026

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Poor pharmacy funding will blow “enormous hole” in Labour’s NHS plan, Streeting warned

The letter, signed by 3,200 National Pharmacy Association members, said pharmacists are making “agonising decisions” about cutting services.

18 Feb 2026

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Letter to the editor 8

Independent pharmacists get in touch with ICP magazine to get things off their chest.

18 Feb 2026

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Pharmacy owners in Wales remortgage homes and use savings to keep doors open

A National Pharmacy Association survey found 60 per cent of owners had to resort to either measure to avoid closure.

12 Feb 2026

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FT report on late-night pharmacies is clear sign of cost pressures, leaders warn

Numark chair Harry McQuillan urged Labour to commission pharmacies “to provide extended hours cover".

09 Feb 2026

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Pharmacies should stop dispensing loss-making medicines

Contractor Ashley Cohen said the measure could be “a nuclear button" but insisted pharmacists should not “subsidise the NHS drugs bill”.

23 Jan 2026

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Stand firm, stand strong

My hope for 2026 is if we feel the terms of funding talks are unacceptable, we come together with a clear ‘no’, says Nick Kaye.

13 Jan 2026

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