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NHS England is turning “blind eye” to DSPs breaching their contracts

The Company Chemists’ Association's Malcolm Harrison said NHS England is turning “a blind eye" to pseudo distance-selling pharmacies.

07 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Lalys Pharmacy buys freehold of pharmacy in Portsmouth

JCL UK Ltd, which runs pharmacies in Hampshire, Dorset and Surrey, completed a deal for City Pharmacy.

05 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article

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PDA urges members to report 'commercially motivated' Pharmacy First behaviour

The PDA told members to get in touch in confidence after reports some companies threatened to cancel locums’ shifts.

05 Feb 2024 , 4 Min Article

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Locums claim Rowlands threatened to cancel shifts if they didn’t make Pharmacy First declaration

Rowlands said locums are "responsible for ensuring they are competent to deliver Pharmacy First."

01 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article

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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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Pharma company may have made misleading claims about rival’s anaemia treatment

CMA launches investigation into claims Vifor Pharma disparaged a rival's product

31 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Healthera teams up with Uber for express delivery of medicines

Digital healthcare platform Healthera and Uber Direct have announced a partnership to enable the express delivery of prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines

30 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy First is welcome but must not burden pharmacies, says Haleon chief

Haleon vice-president for GB and Ireland Bas Vorsteveld said the launch of Pharmacy First is a “major milestone".

30 Jan 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Illegal medicines worth £30 million seized in the UK in 2023

The MHRA, working with law enforcement partners, says it seized more than 15.5 million doses of illegally traded medicines with a street value of more than £30 million during 2023.

30 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Clawback must “provide funding certainty” in Northern Ireland, says Phoenix director

Phoenix Medical Supplies sales director John Pignone has written to the government to express his concerns.

29 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Alliance Healthcare joins Pharmacist Support to help students

Pharmacist Support chief executive Danielle Hunt said Alliance will help it “plan and execute initiatives" that will support students.

25 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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New course aims to improve staff wellbeing

Pharmacist Support has introduced a new course for pharmacy managers to look after the wellbeing of their teams.

19 Jan 2024 , 2 Min Article

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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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PDA: Liquidation plans complicate claims by ex-LloydsPharmacy employees

Lloyds Pharmacy Limited changed its name last year to Diamond DCO Two Limited ahead of apparent plans to begin liquidation proceedings.

16 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Swings in margin adjustments are wreaking havoc, says Rowlands chief

Nigel Swift said quarterly margin adjustments are "a clear demonstration the system is simply not working."

12 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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‘Distressed sales’ of struggling pharmacies to continue in 2024

Business challenges will force more contractors to sell up, a predicts leading broker

11 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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