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Health Equality Award

At the RoE Awards 2025, the Health Equality Award was won by Adewunmi Adeyemi, while Samantha Pugh and Débora Duarte were awarded Highly Commended.

11 Jul 2025

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Best Newcomer Award

At the 2025 RoE Awards, Bonnie Meurs won the award for Best Newcomer. Lauren Robbins and Azaliaa Adisa were awarded Highly Commended.

11 Jul 2025

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Pharmacy Team of the Year Award

This year, Peak Pharmacy, Greendale Centre, won the Pharmacy Team of the Year Award at the RoE Awards 2025. Boots UK, Londonderry and Remedi Health 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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NHS to launch 42 neighbourhood health services in September

Government sets a tight deadline for getting local services up and running

10 Jul 2025

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'World first': MHRA approves non-hormonal treatment for hot flushes in menopause

MHRA boasts world first as it approves Lynkuet for vasomotor symptoms in menopause

09 Jul 2025

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Medicines shortages a 'chronic structural challenge' says APPG

Disruptions to medicine supply chains causing harm to patients and placing an unsustainable burden on community pharmacies, says APPG inquiry.

08 Jul 2025

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Outstanding Contribution Award

At the RoE Awards 2025, Leona Parkin won the Outstanding Contribution Award. Camilla Penfold and Lorraine Ferguson were awarded Highly Commended.

07 Jul 2025

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Spotlight Award and Team Leader Award

At the RoE's 2025, Fiona Eveleigh won the Team Leader Award and the overall Spotlight Award. Katie Slinger and Arunoday Lekkala were awarded Highly Commended.

07 Jul 2025

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Product Adviser Award

At the RoE Awards 2025, Raymond Lofters won the Product Adviser Award. Helen Joscelyne and Kirsty Riddell were awarded Highly Commended.

07 Jul 2025

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Self Care Day

Following on from WHO’s Self Care Month, Self Care Day falls on 24 July (24/7), symbolising that self care can be practiced 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

07 Jul 2025

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AI software will improve NHS app to direct patients to pharmacies by 2028

The My Choices option on the app will allow patients to find the nearest pharmacy and leave feedback on its services.

04 Jul 2025

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RPS toolkit fails to address dispensing confusion, coroner rules after diabetic’s death

The assistant coroner for Cheshire Elizabeth Wheeler said 'a ‘month’ is being inconsistently defined. Sometimes it means 28 days, sometimes it is a calendar month".

04 Jul 2025

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Starmer hints at weight loss jabs in pharmacies during NHS 10-year speech

Keir Starmer raised the possibility of pharmacies providing weight loss jabs and appeared to contradict chief pharmaceutical officer David Webb in the process.

03 Jul 2025

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NHS 10-year plan promises expansion of pharmacy’s role in neighbourhood health service

The plan set out Labour's vision of a neighbourhood health service which will drive its prevention-of-disease agenda.

03 Jul 2025

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Locum agency considered legal action against Allcures over alleged late booking payments

Team Locum operations manager Mark Blackburn said Allcures owe it £312 in fees. Allcures director Kirandeep Cheema said he is looking into the claim.

02 Jul 2025

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