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Employment,

Boots to recruit 6,000 seasonal workers for Christmas push

Chain announces major employment drive ahead of festive season

06 Oct 2025

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Financial,

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

Contract,

ABPM bundling requirement for PF monthly payments put on hold

The requirement to provide one ABPM consultation per month as part of the 'bundling' requirements for Pharmacy First fixed monthly payments is put on hold.

30 Sep 2025

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Leadership,

Large multiples to lose a seat on CPE voting committee

'Interim arrangements' for committee to kick in from November

29 Sep 2025

Vaccinations,

Asda offering private flu jabs for 60p to 6,000 patients

Asda to offer heavily discounted flu vaccinations to mark its 60th anniversary

18 Sep 2025

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Business environment,

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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Property,

‘Well-known’ London pharmacy sold out of administration

Petter Pharmacy went into administration in 2023

12 Sep 2025

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Marketing,

‘Pharmacists Everywhere’ in new Boots ‘behaviour change’ TV campaign

'Pharmacists Everywhere' campaign launches across a range of channels

12 Sep 2025

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Education & training,

Up to 800 pharmacy apprentices affected as training provider closes suddenly

Woodspeen Training goes under after Government terminates contract

12 Sep 2025

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Business environment,

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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Financial Management & Funding,

NHSBSA stonewalling us over £1,600 in lost Pharmacy First earnings, says Swindon contractor

'Bureaucracy overruling common sense' says contractor struggling with BSA intransigence

10 Sep 2025

Business,

'Luxury pharmacy' John Bell & Croyden launches medicated weight loss service

Service will provide 'tailored' support and access to nutritionists, says pharmacy

09 Sep 2025

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Business environment,

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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Contract,

CPE extends deadline for negotiating priorities survey

Deadline for pharmacy owners to respond to 2026/27 negotiating priorities survey extended to 11 September.

08 Sep 2025

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Vaccinations,

'Very disappointing': Government refuses to raise flu £9.58 jab fee

Service fee stuck at £9.58 for seventh year running as CPE blasts 'unacceptable' decision

29 Aug 2025

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Business environment,

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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