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Vaccinations,

Record numbers recorded as pharmacies expand vaccination role

Community pharmacies delivered almost half of all Covid jabs during autumn campaign.

04 Mar 2026 , 3 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

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 , 3 Min Article

Policy,

New GPhC guidance aims to clarify how complaints assessed

New acceptance criteria clarify which complaints the GPhC can and cannot act upon.

24 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

PDA,

New commissioning framework needed for clinical services says PDA

PDA says this is not a rejection of existing contractual arrangements, but a recognition of their limits.

24 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

Digital & technology,

Pharmacy needs “digital front door” to NHS

A national appointment booking service for community pharmacy now essential, say sector leaders.

20 Feb 2026 , 3 Min Article

Clinical services,

Asda looks at where the ISSUES IS for Pharmacy First

Asda Pharmacy launches ISSUES IS awareness campaign to drive uptake of Pharmacy First services.

17 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

Morrisons puts dozens of pharmacies up for sale to reduce costs

The multiple, which made losses of £381 million last year, has employed property agents to sell some of its in-store pharmacies.

16 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

Employment,

Security guard wins harassment case after pharmacist sends ‘offensive’ GIF

Former security guard's allegation of harassment related to sex upheld

16 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

Policy,

Tobacco company levy could fund pharmacy stop smoking services

A ‘polluter pays’ levy on tobacco companies could support walk-in ‘stop smoking’ services in pharmacies , says a policy paper from AstraZeneca.

03 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

Dispensing role under threat says CCA

NHS dispensing is undervalued, underappreciated and under threat, says new report.

29 Jan 2026 , 2 Min Article

Cardiovascular diseases,

Hypertension management in England going backwards

England has lost the advances in the prevention, diagnosis and management of hypertension it made during the early 2000s.

27 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Infections & antimicrobial stewardship,

Impact of antibiotic ADRs on patients revealed

“Antibiotic side-effects can significantly disrupt patients’ lives”, say the authors of a new study

26 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

Vaccinations,

Pharmacies to offer expanded vaccination services

DHSC wants to create a “vaccination system fit for the future” with pharmacy much more involved.

22 Jan 2026 , 2 Min Article

Practice,

Pharmacy supervision changes enacted at last

Pharmacists can now authorise support staff to hand out checked and bagged prescriptions.

08 Jan 2026 , 2 Min Article

Medicines,

ITV News reports photo-editing software used to obtain weight management drugs

GPhC responds to ITV News report that people using photo-editing software to obtain weight management medicines.

06 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

People,

Pharmacist who made nearly 700 fraudulent NMS claims suspended

Riza Shahid Ali falsified a record to show an NMS intervention occurred on August 18, 2022 even though the patient died on May 14, 2021.