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Business environment

Merger of LloydsDirect into P2U a step closer as CMA order lifted

CMA lifts order that barred the two companies from taking steps towards integration

13 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

LloydsPharmacy’s final owners put Body Shop into administration

Administrators to be appointed for Body Shop less than three months after Lloyds exit

12 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Vaccinations

NHSE offers an extra £2.50 per Covid jab if pharmacies agree to extension

NHSE offers higher item fee for vaccinations provided between April and August

06 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Nearly all pharmacists have had patients decline medicines due to prescription charge

Renewed calls to axe prescription charge as survey highlights worrying findings.

05 Feb 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Women's health

Morning after pill should be available from petrol stations, say medics

Mandatory consultations can be useful but sometimes impede EHC access, say family planning doctors

05 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

Midlands 7k items pharmacy changes hands after confidential sale

Pharmacy sold to contractor with another store ' a few doors up the road'

31 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Legal

Pharmacy dispenser sentenced after stealing thousands of sleeping tablets

Dispenser told to carry out unpaid work after pleading guilty to theft from employer

30 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

CPE: Delayed 2024-25 talks should start ‘imminently’

Talks were slated for late 2023 but cabinet reshuffle led to delays

18 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Employment

Pharmacist who misused patient data gets three-month suspension

Pharmacist used data inappropriately but behaviour fell short of 'most serious conduct'

17 Jan 2024 , 4 Min Article

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Business environment

Rowlands MD: Chains with support centres ‘can’t make pharmacy profitable’

Exclusive: Rowlands restructures support centre amid business model concerns

17 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

Superdrug reports 9.2 sales increase during strong Christmas period

Superdrug reports 20 per cent categpry growth across cosmetic products

15 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Employment

Well pharmacists to receive £300 for completing Pharmacy First training

Multiple to pay out £300 upon completion of Pharmacy First and contraception training

11 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Education & training

University of Leicester launches MPharm course to ‘plug nation’s skill gap’

Launching in September, the course will take between 30 and 40 students in its first year

10 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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