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Police seize ‘thousands’ of illegal prescription pills in Manchester

A man in his 20s arrested following morning raids in Manchester

30 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Medicines

ADHD drug shortage to last until April as 90% of patients affected

Shortages were previously expected to be resolved by the end of 2023

29 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Omnicell appoints new commercial director

Edward Platt will oversee relationships with independent and chain customers

29 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Boots offloads £4.8bn pension scheme to Legal & General

Deal described as the largest ever single transaction of its kind

24 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

High turnover of pharmacies will disrupt patient care, superintendent warns MPs

Widespread changes of ownership threaten continuity of care, MPs told

23 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Autumn statement: Living wage increase a ‘death blow’ to pharmacies

National Living Wage to rise by 10 per cent to £11.44 an hour, Hunt announces

22 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Doctors complain Pharmacy First will create ‘significant’ funding disparity

Pharmacies will get 'more than double' the per-consultation rate GPs receive, claims DAUK

21 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Wales welcomes electronic prescription service in ‘transformational’ move

EPS 'will make a huge difference to the NHS and patients' says health minister Morgan

20 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Contract

Pharmacy First service will launch in January

Expanded Pharmacy Contraception and Hypertension Case-Finding Services will also start on December 1.

16 Nov 2023 , 4 Min Article

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GPhC makes ‘difficult decision’ to implement 7.5% fee hike

Regulator presses ahead with deeply unpopular fee hike, citing increased operating costs

15 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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People

Victoria Atkins named new health secretary as Barclay moved on

Former Treasury minister Atkins appointed to health and social care brief

14 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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People

Pharmacy minister stands down to focus efforts on constituency

Neil O'Brien resigns ministerial post as Sunak performs cabinet reshuffle

13 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Women's health

The gender pain gap continues to widen

Women in the UK continue to experience longer diagnosis times compared to men, and the disparity is growing.

13 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

Family-owned Whitworth Chemists to sell all 34 pharmacies

Family shareholders to sell up entire business following a strategic review

10 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Eight per cent leap in community prescribing costs

NHS in England spent £9.6 billion on primary care medicines in 2022-23

08 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

LloydsPharmacy down to fewer than 50 branches

Fifty years after Allen Lloyd started the business, it is now down to a few dozen stores

08 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article