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CPE extends deadline for negotiating priorities survey

Deadline for pharmacy owners to respond to 2026/27 negotiating priorities survey extended to 11 September.

08 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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'Very disappointing': Government refuses to raise flu £9.58 jab fee

Service fee stuck at £9.58 for seventh year running as CPE blasts 'unacceptable' decision

29 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Online locum booking platform secures 3-year deal with Well

Locate a Locum announces new contract after developing its software with government support

28 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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It’s official: Boots carved out from US parent after equity takeover

The newly created Boots Group will oversee UK, German and Thai markets.

28 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Mounjaro chaos as Lilly suspends sales

Pharmacies will not be able to order the drug until next week as the company struggles to cope with unprecedented demand.

28 Aug 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Pearl Chemist’s pre-tax losses up – so too is turnover, according to latest accounts

Pearl Chemist Limited's pre-tax losses increased by nearly £790,000 for the year ending October 31, 2024, although its turnover rose by over £13 million.

26 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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‘Largest care home pharmacy in Norfolk’ enters administration

Administrators appointed to Universal Pharmacy Ltd

22 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Police drop case after NPA chair ‘threatened’ by 'thief' caught on CCTV

Police response lacking in wake of theft distress says NPA chair Olivier Picard

20 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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CPE seeks views on future direction of CPCF

The negotiator is asking pharmacy owners to complete an opinion poll before September 8.

19 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Boots tops a million Pharmacy First consultations

'A significant moment' says the company's services director.

15 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Mounjaro price hike ‘will drive more patients to black market’

Lilly decision will price thousands out of the legitimate market, a pharmacist warns.

15 Aug 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Mounjaro manufacturer raises UK list price by 170% under Trump pressure

Lilly hikes price in response to Trump warning to 'foreign freeloaders'

14 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Patients risk prosecution amid rise in invalid HRT prescription prepayment claims

Over 200,000 incorrect claims for medicines not covered by the PPC in the year to May.

14 Aug 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Essex contractor to buy second pharmacy after £900k finance deal

Sandeep Parimi “excited to see our ambitions become reality”.

14 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies in NPA survey report surge in shoplifting in past year

Nine in 10 pharmacies have seen a surge in shoplifting in the past year, and 87 per cent have seen an increase in aggressive behaviour towards staff.

12 Aug 2025 , 2 Min Article

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‘The police aren’t interested’: London pharmacy lost £100 a day to shoplifters

Thieves 'aren't frightened at all' says Lewis Grove Pharmacy owner Salim Jetha

12 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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