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Regulations,

Some patients having pharmacy nomination switched without consent

Some PMRs now allowing pharmacies to block re-nominations, says CPE

04 Dec 2025

Regulations,

GPhC appoints deputy police regulator as its new chief executive

IOPC deputy director Kathie Cashell to head up the regulator from next March

27 Nov 2025

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Policy,

Autumn Budget: 4% minimum wage hike ‘could lead to pharmacy layoffs’

Hiking hourly rate to £12.71 will add to pharmacy pressures warns NPA

26 Nov 2025

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Property,

London pharmacies buck trend as average goodwill values decline

Competition for pharmacies 'most intense' in urban centres says broker

25 Nov 2025

Digital & technology,

Healthera: We won’t remove web listings for non-partner pharmacies

Contractors air frustration with how the online platform directs repeat prescription orders.

19 Nov 2025

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Business environment,

Artificial intelligence firm pays £45k for insolvent care home DSP

MedPal AI announces the purchase of Universal Pharmacy out of administration

17 Nov 2025

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Business environment,

‘Over 20’ Jhoots stores face NHS list removal, says minister

Isle of Wight 'test case' could trigger wave of Jhoots delistings, says Kinnock.

14 Nov 2025

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Policy,

IPA reps graduate from ‘observers’ to full CPE committee members

CPE names three new appointments to its committee amid shake-up

14 Nov 2025

Infections & antimicrobial stewardship,

No rise in nitrofurantoin resistance since Pharmacy First UTI launch

UKHSA publishes surveillance data on antimicrobial resistance

13 Nov 2025

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Policy,

NPA: Use £1bn savings from ICB job cuts to fund pharmacies

NPA welcomes announcement - but RPS says medicines optimisation may suffer

12 Nov 2025

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Mental health,

'I don't have a life': 7 in 10 say pharmacy pressures affect mental health

CPE survey reveals work-related stress is almost universal in pharmacy

12 Nov 2025

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Legal,

Pharmacy technician struck off for taking part in £600k cocaine smuggling

Smuggling pair caught with cocaine in luggage when travelling back from Jamaica

11 Nov 2025

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Regulations,

GPhC ‘very concerned’ as patients with anorexia access GLP-1s online

TV investigation finds eating disorder clinics increasingly concerned about online pharmacies

11 Nov 2025

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Clinical services,

Pharmacy First switched up in Scotland as payment threshold brought in

Pharmacy First Scotland updated in preparation for new IP cohorts

05 Nov 2025

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Regulations,

Jhoots branch stripped of NHS contract after failed appeal

One of the chain's five Isle of Wight branches removed from NHS list.

04 Nov 2025

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Medication safety,

Coroner: Mechanic bought overdose medicines without wholesale licence

Business owner used trade account to 'bulk buy' paracetamol, coroner finds.

03 Nov 2025

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