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ADHD patients risk getting duplicate prescriptions from GPs and private clinics

A coroner said neither Louis Saunders' GP or an ADHD clinic knew about the other’s ongoing prescribing of his medications

24 Mar 2026

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Pharmacies must deliver scripts ‘with reasonable promptness’ despite Royal Mail delays

Stephen Kinnock said contractors must meet their NHS Terms of Service "where a delivery company is a third party".

23 Mar 2026

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Pharmacists felt like an ‘afterthought’ which was ‘demoralising’, says Covid report

Baroness Heather Hallett said pharmacists were “not treated the same” as other health professionals.

20 Mar 2026

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Court fines Portadown nurse £720 for unlawful possession of prescription medicines

Enforcement officers visited the home of Nafeyka Chavdarova, 44, which was operating as an aesthetics clinic.

19 Mar 2026

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Pharmacist who made serious CD governance failures struck off register

Simon Addison Smith failed to have a risk assessment in place for services Cannabliss Ltd provided.

19 Mar 2026

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Pharmacist who accessed patient’s medical records without permission warned

Victoria Kym Thomas (registration 5026916) had been in a relationship with the patient.

18 Mar 2026

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Pharmacies in Wales carried out record number of common health consultations

Pharmacies provided 462,000 consultations as part of the Common Ailments Service between April 2024 and March 2025.

16 Mar 2026

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Labour must not implement prescribing prematurely, warns IPCN

The Independent Pharmacy Contractors Network warned prescribing “must be fully funded”.

16 Mar 2026

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Labour must give pharmacy network £52 million every month until 26-27 funding arrives

The NPA has written to health minister Stephen Kinnock to warn him pharmacies could close or be forced to cut services from April.

13 Mar 2026

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Weight loss drugs available in fish and chip shops – tighter regulation needed

The London Assembly Health Committee urged Labour to halt the supply of medicines through illicit markets.

11 Mar 2026

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Pharmacist given 12-month conditions over SOP failures on high-risk opioid supply

Mohammad Javed admitted governance failures while working at Your Prescriptions Ltd and Al Shafa Pharmacy.

09 Mar 2026

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Batch of blood pressure medication recalled after packaging error

A pack labelled Ramipril 5mg Capsules contained blister strips of Amlodipine 5mg Tablets.

09 Mar 2026

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Boots store manager who obtained refunds without receipts suspended by GPhC

Pantea Shahiri processed £3,769.93 in refund transactions to her credit card without receipts between February and March 2023.

04 Mar 2026

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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

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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

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Pharmacist who allegedly told patient Covid vaccine alters DNA and controls us warned

A fitness to practise committee hearing heard Tue Johansen struck up a conversation about the Covid vaccine with the patient.

20 Feb 2026

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