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I wish pharmacy had more resources when funding was cut, says former health secretary

Jeremy Hunt displayed regret about the Conservative Government’s decision to slash pharmacy funding in December 2015.

12 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist MP approaches NHS about removing Jhoots' contract

Sadik Al-Hassan says unexpected closure of local Jhoots 'completely unacceptable'

11 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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CCA conference: Pharmacy key to boosting primary care capacity

Company Chemists’ Association sets out its ambitions for sector in new Prospectus, published today.

11 Sep 2025 , 3 Min Article

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Obituary: Simon Driver

Former Cegedim Rx managing director, Simon Driver, died last week.

10 Sep 2025 , 2 Min Article

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NHSBSA stonewalling us over £1,600 in lost Pharmacy First earnings, says Swindon contractor

'Bureaucracy overruling common sense' says contractor struggling with BSA intransigence

10 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist to open pharmacies in Newcastle after ICB’s decision quashed

Habib Jiwa, 30, a director at Jiwa Pharm Limited, can open pharmacies in Heaton and Kenton which have been hit by pharmacy closures.

10 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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IPA seeks meeting with pharmacy minister after 'troubling' survey

Pharmacies face deep rooted prejudice from NHS management and lack a level playing field with other healthcare professionals, alleges the IPA.

09 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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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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Pharmacist who accessed ex-husband’s medical records without clinical justification warned

Kiran Rachel Lombardo also gained access to medical records of family members on a number of occasions “with only their verbal consent”.

08 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist runs for charity after losing thigh muscle to rare cancer

GP pharmacist from Durham runs Great North Run on behalf of Sarcoma UK

08 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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CPPE starts weight management programme

Workshops will support pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and trainees.

08 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Drug misuse deaths in Scotland falls – but opioids the most common cause

The National Records of Scotland said the number of deaths fell to its lowest figure since 2017.

05 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy students outperform AI

ChatGPT knows less about therapeutics than pharmacy students, suggests new research from the US.

05 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Politicians in Northern Ireland visit pharmacies to find out about palliative care

The politicians went to Daly’s Pharmacy in Banbridge and Sweeney’s Pharmacy in Holywood to mark Palliative Care Week.

05 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who made false insurance declarations to GPhC suspended for six months

Babak Gholamhosseini ran two pharmacies without appropriate professional indemnity insurance over extended periods.

04 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pressure on Jhoots increases as another MP demands answers about poor service

Liberal Democrat MP Ian Roome has written to Jhoots CEO Manjit Jhooty after “a series of unexpected closures at local pharmacies” in North Devon.

03 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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