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GPhC meets 17 of 18 PSA standards but again takes too long to process FtP cases

The Professional Standards Authority said the number of cases still open after 156 weeks and more rose from 104 to 109 between 2023-24 and 2024-25.

24 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Profit pharmacies in England earn on dispensing is £430m short, claims CCA

The Company Chemists’ Association called on Labour to explore a shared margin system across UK.

24 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC appoints interim chief executive

Chris Askew joins pharmacy regulator from Royal College of General Practitioners.

23 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Health bodies rubbish Trump’s paracetamol and autism claims

Huge media effort underway to reassure pregnant women over alarmist comments from President.

23 Sep 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Five Jhoots pharmacies given GPhC improvement notices between February and August

The General Pharmaceutical Council said there are "ongoing investigations relating to pharmacy professionals working for Jhoots".

19 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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University of Sunderland tops league table for MPharm courses

University tops Guardian league table for second year running

19 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Government launches consultation on dispensing flexibilities for pharmacists

The proposal is to give pharmacists the power to supply a different strength, formulation or quantity of a prescription medicine when it is unavailable.

18 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Asda offering private flu jabs for 60p to 6,000 patients

Asda to offer heavily discounted flu vaccinations to mark its 60th anniversary

18 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Care home pharmacy goes under with £5m debts after failing to pay PAYE

Administrators outline Universal Pharmacy's troubled trading history

18 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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BMA and RCGP urge Government to postpone going live with GP Connect Update Record

GP Connect allows pharmacies to send consultation summaries to GPs on Pharmacy First, blood pressure check and pharmacy contraception.

17 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Is your pharmacy flu season ready?

Pharmacies are preparing for another record flu season with new systems and services

16 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Don’t come to us with customer service disputes, overstretched GPhC warns public

Regulator to issue public notice outlining what it will and won't investigate

16 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Number of antidepressant items prescribed increased by 300,000 between March and June

The NHS Business Services Authority said 23,400,000 items were prescribed to 7,030,000 patients in the first financial quarter of 2025-26.

16 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Out of date laws leave patients waiting three weeks for medicines, warns NPA

A survey of 400 NPA members revealed patients’ health is being jeopardised by delays to drugs supply and inadequacies of The Medicines Act 1968.

16 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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‘Lollipops on the counter’: Well chief says pharmacy sector has ‘stood still’

From the public's perspective, little has changed since 1980s says Well CEO

15 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who failed to adequately manage ordering of high-risk medicines warned

Mirrasoul Seyedi was the RP at a retail pharmacy in Benfleet where “excessive ordering of bottles of Codeine and Phenergan” took place.

15 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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