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Welcome to the pharmacy news hub, where you can stay up to date with all the news and insight in the world of pharmacy.
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GPhC presses ahead with fee increases from September but postpones rises in 2026

Pharmacists’ renewal fees will increase by £17 to £293 and pharmacy technicians will pay £138. Pharmacy premises renewal fees will also increase by £24 to £416.

18 Jul 2025

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Pharmacist Support awarded nearly £700,000 in grants between 2020 and 2024

The charity said its 2025-2030 strategy will see it raise awareness of its work and build on its offering for pharmacists, former pharmacists and pharmacy students.

18 Jul 2025

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Pharmacy technician who possessed and distributed indecent images of children struck off

Axel Savage, who did not attend the GPhC fitness-to-practise hearing, was sentenced in July 2024 to 20 months’ in prison suspended for two years.

17 Jul 2025

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Pharmacists to take part in Government’s back-to-work pilot

Labour said the WorkWell Primary Care Innovation Fund, which takes place in 15 regions in England, will “transform how fit notes are issued”.

17 Jul 2025

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Government to lay ‘common sense’ supervision legislation today

Staff members will be allowed to hand out prescriptions without a pharmacist present

17 Jul 2025

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CPCF clinical services get a mixed review in NHS commissioned evaluation

Community pharmacy staff are generally very motivated to perform clinical services but limited public awareness of the services pharmacies offer remains a challenge.

15 Jul 2025

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RPS shifts stance on self-selection of P medicines

RPS now supportive of the facilitated self-selection of Pharmacy medicines, where a community pharmacy chooses to implement such models.

15 Jul 2025

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GP reviews should include ECG for long-term users of antipsychotics, warns coroner

A coroner warned there is a lack of clear and consistent guidance that GP health checks should include electrocardiograms for patients on long-term antipsychotics.

15 Jul 2025

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NPA chair reminds public about Pharmacy First UTI help after report warns of hospital costs

A Government report today warns urinary tract infections cost hospitals in England £604 million in 2023 to 2024.

15 Jul 2025

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CCA says ICB and LA commissioning of services driving lottery of access

Services commissioned by local authorities are now worth almost twice as much to community pharmacies in England as those commissioned by ICBs.

15 Jul 2025

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Increasing number of people go to pharmacies before booking GP appointments, reveals NHSE survey

A study commissioned by NHS England found almost nine in 10 patients said they “had a good experience of pharmacy services” in the last 12 months.

14 Jul 2025

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Pharmacy in West London helped save life of teenage stabbing victim

The team at Ruislip Manor Pharmacy administered first aid and stemmed the flow of blood after a teenager was stabbed in a nearby park.

14 Jul 2025

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Pharmacy technician training to move up to Level 4 under GPhC plans

Regulator to launch consultation on pharmacy technicians' IET in September

14 Jul 2025

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Sustainability Award

At the RoE Awards 2025, Habiba Choudhury won the Sustainability Champion award. Dove Gibson was awarded Highly Commended.

11 Jul 2025

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Innovation Award

At the RoE Awards 2025, Lubna Rafeeque won the Innovation Award. Lewis Taylor and Daniel Duarte were awarded Highly Commended.

11 Jul 2025

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Cinical Services Star

This year at the RoE Awards, Mollie Littlewood won the Clinical Services Star award. Fiona Downing and Katherine Mathews were awarded Highly Commended.

11 Jul 2025

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