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Education & training,

Petition calling for pharmacy access to NHS Learning Support Fund gathers momentum

Pharmacy student Zeenat Nosheen Akmal, who started the petition, said full access to the fund would ensure students are not financially disadvantaged.

02 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

NI health minister rules out removing clawback to bolster pharmacy by £20 million

Mike Nesbitt told the Northern Ireland Assembly allowing pharmacies to keep the money was “a bridge too far”.

02 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management,

Less than half of UK adults aware that GLP-1s are prescription medicines

Online ads perceived as putting pressure on women to lose weight, ASA survey finds

02 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Increased access to Wegovy is welcome but Labour can go further, say pharmacy bodies

NICE recommended that Wegovy is made available on the NHS to people with cardiovascular disease.

01 Apr 2026 , 2 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

NPA: Community pharmacy investment gives NHS ‘better return than ARRS ever can’

National Pharmacy Association director of corporate affairs Gareth Jones was reacting to pay rises for ARRS staff.

31 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

‘Challenging year’: Well Pharmacy’s losses swell to £21m as it exits stores

Contractual funding boost offset by rising costs, Well Pharmacy's directors warn.

31 Mar 2026 , 2 Min Article

Legal,

Pharmacists not protected by ‘deeply flawed’ Assisted Dying Bill, warns former Paralympian

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson said the Bill "fails to safeguard the rights of organisations and individuals who conscientiously object”.

31 Mar 2026 , 2 Min Article

Education & training,

GPhC proposes to make prescribing training standard for overseas pharmacists

Training overseas pharmacists to prescribe 'realistic and achievable' says GPhC.

30 Mar 2026 , 2 Min Article

Regulations,

NPA warns GPhC against increasing two-hour pharmacist absence rule

The National Pharmacy Association said responsible pharmacists should be in charge of one pharmacy at a time.

30 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

People,

Two pharmacy workers charged with theft and supply of drugs to appear in court

Stuart Eales, 54, and Louise Larby, 41, both formerly of Yeovil, were charged with theft of controlled drugs while working for a pharmacy.

27 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

CPE: ‘Not clear’ when contract talks will conclude as April changes ruled out

Current arrangements to 'roll over' on April 1 as talks continue, says negotiator

27 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

People,

Pharmacist with three drink-driving convictions suspended by GPhC for two months

Craig Stephan Tibbitts was convicted for the third time in November 2023 after pleading guilty to drink-driving.

27 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Sexually transmitted Shigella on rise as antibiotic resistance concerns grow

The latest figures, published today, reveal there were 2,560 diagnoses last year, rising from 2,052 in 2023 and 2,318 in 2024.

26 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Coroner challenges Streeting on epilepsy medication availability after tragic death

The senior coroner for Bedfordshire and Luton said there were concerns about access to medicine following the death of 58-year-old Paul Nash.

26 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

Employment,

Smashed shelves and racist remarks: Is abuse toward pharmacy staff taken seriously?

Abuse and intimidation are commonplace for many pharmacies, CPE survey finds

26 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

Financial,

‘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 , 1 Min Article

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Petition calling for pharmacy access to NHS Learning Support Fund gathers momentum

NI health minister rules out removing clawback to bolster pharmacy by £20 million

Less than half of UK adults aware that GLP-1s are prescription medicines

Increased access to Wegovy is welcome but Labour can go further, say pharmacy bodies

NPA: Community pharmacy investment gives NHS ‘better return than ARRS ever can’

‘Challenging year’: Well Pharmacy’s losses swell to £21m as it exits stores

Pharmacists not protected by ‘deeply flawed’ Assisted Dying Bill, warns former Paralympian

GPhC proposes to make prescribing training standard for overseas pharmacists

NPA warns GPhC against increasing two-hour pharmacist absence rule

Two pharmacy workers charged with theft and supply of drugs to appear in court

CPE: ‘Not clear’ when contract talks will conclude as April changes ruled out

Pharmacist with three drink-driving convictions suspended by GPhC for two months

Sexually transmitted Shigella on rise as antibiotic resistance concerns grow

Coroner challenges Streeting on epilepsy medication availability after tragic death

Smashed shelves and racist remarks: Is abuse toward pharmacy staff taken seriously?

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