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People,

Former Boots pharmacist who stole codeine has suspension extended by six months

Sam Haswell failed to tell the GPhC about a police caution from Northumbria Police for theft by employee within seven days.

23 Apr 2026

People,

Boots store manager who obtained refunds without receipts suspended by GPhC

Pantea Shahiri processed £3,769.93 in refund transactions to her credit card without receipts between February and March 2023.

04 Mar 2026

Business environment,

Boots CEO Ornella Barra to retire and take on 'less operational role'

Longstanding Boots executive to take on 'a less operational role'

27 Jan 2026

Business,

Boots rolls out wellness zones in six large stores

Launch follows research which shows growing demand from wellness among beauty consumers.

20 Jan 2026

Legal,

Serial shoplifter banned from all Boots stores in England and Wales

Criminal behaviour order bars convicted shoplifter from all Boots branches

18 Nov 2025

Employment,

Boots to recruit 6,000 seasonal workers for Christmas push

Chain announces major employment drive ahead of festive season

06 Oct 2025

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

Marketing,

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

'Pharmacists Everywhere' campaign launches across a range of channels

12 Sep 2025

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

Services,

Boots tops a million Pharmacy First consultations

'A significant moment' says the company's services director.

15 Aug 2025

Healthy living,

Boots launches £90 weight management kit in home-testing partnership

Chain launches home testing kits for energy levels, testosterone and cholesterol

05 Aug 2025

Business environment,

‘For now, nothing changes’: Boots shareholders approve £18bn private equity takeover

Shareholders vote overwhelmingly in favour of takeover, email reveals

11 Jul 2025

Cancer & palliative care,

'Sponge on a string' cancer detection pilot to launch in 'dozens' of pharmacies

Pilot scheme aims to pick up pre-cancerous changes through non-invasive test

09 Jul 2025

Business,

Boots extends late-night delivery trial

Boots customers in London can now access health and beauty essentials via on-demand delivery until midnight.

19 Jun 2025

Business environment,

Offloading pension scheme boosts Boots profits to £211m as it axes 334 stores

Sale of pension scheme helps Boots swerve a loss in 2023-24 accounts

05 Jun 2025

Digital & technology,

Patients to track repeat prescriptions ‘Amazon-style’ with NHS app update

New app function to be available from 6,500 pharmacies this time next year

23 May 2025

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Former Boots pharmacist who stole codeine has suspension extended by six months

Boots store manager who obtained refunds without receipts suspended by GPhC

Boots CEO Ornella Barra to retire and take on 'less operational role'

Boots rolls out wellness zones in six large stores

Serial shoplifter banned from all Boots stores in England and Wales

Boots to recruit 6,000 seasonal workers for Christmas push

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

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

It’s official: Boots carved out from US parent after equity takeover

Boots tops a million Pharmacy First consultations

Boots launches £90 weight management kit in home-testing partnership

‘For now, nothing changes’: Boots shareholders approve £18bn private equity takeover

'Sponge on a string' cancer detection pilot to launch in 'dozens' of pharmacies

Boots extends late-night delivery trial

Offloading pension scheme boosts Boots profits to £211m as it axes 334 stores

Patients to track repeat prescriptions ‘Amazon-style’ with NHS app update