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CPCF: Minister ‘hopes’ no pharmacy will be dispensing at a loss by 2026

'We want contractors to get the best possible value for money,' Kinnock tells P3pharmacy

31 Mar 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Pharmacy IT supplier announces roll out of GP record access

Cegedim announces that GP Connect record access is now live

27 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Well makes £13m loss as it exits dozens of ‘non-core’ branches

'A challenging year for the business' say directors as latest Well accounts published

26 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Brexit ‘only partly to blame’ for worsening drugs shortages, Nuffield report says

Monthly price concessions last year fell from about 200 to 150. But the report said that number was “unthinkable a decade ago".

24 Mar 2025 , 2 Min Article

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MPs vote to reject exemption for pharmacy from national insurance changes

Lords amendment voted down in House of Commons.

20 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Alliance Healthcare announces patient-specific tote ordering system

Wholesaler announces new 'semi-automated' repeat dispensing offer

19 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Penny pinching on medicines costing the taxpayer pounds says CCA

Multiples’ trade body calls for end-to-end review of supply chain to resolve medicines shortages chaos.

19 Mar 2025 , 4 Min Article

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NHS BSA recovers £45k in hypertension fees from a single pharmacy

Almost £200k in hypertension fees claimed back from nine pharmacies.

14 Mar 2025 , 3 Min Article

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Alliance Healthcare to ‘prioritise customer service’ as it axes warehouses

Wholesaler plans to close two warehouses as it invests in new facility.

12 Mar 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Chain expands to 42 pharmacies as former owner exits Scottish market

M&D Green expands as Gordons Chemists focuses on NI business

11 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Just 12% of £645m Pharmacy First budget was spent in 8 months to December

A fraction of the £645m allocated to Pharmacy First was spent in the first eight months of the financial year.

11 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Boots parent company bought for $23.7bn

The long-rumoured deal has come off, sparking speculation on the future of Boots UK.

07 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Fresh speculation around Boots’ future as US parent ‘could be sold tomorrow’

Allegedly imminent Walgreens sale could lead to a public listing for Boots.

05 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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PDA claims Tesco has failed to tell staff which branches will close

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association said a lack of details may cause anxiety for pharmacists and heap pressure on other pharmacies.

03 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy chain sells five branches after ‘strategic review’

Sykes Chemist Group sold the pharmacies to Manchester-based Everest Pharmacy Ltd.

27 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pressures survey deadline extended

CPE has extended the deadline for its Pharmacy Pressures Survey to Monday March 10.

27 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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