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Legal · 26 Oct 2026 · 3 Min Pharmacy and surgery fail to block mother’s claim over morphine overdose
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Regulations · 21 Oct 2026 · 2 Min Ethnic minority pharmacists over-represented in GPhC concerns – but not investigations
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Services · 21 Oct 2026 · 2 Min Pharmacists would need IP qualification for ‘high-risk’ cosmetic procedures under Labour plans
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Regulations · 16 Oct 2026 · 3 Min Survey reveals registrants’ concerns over GPhC’s ability to listen to their views
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Education & training · 15 Oct 2026 · 2 Min ‘Significant concern’ over one-year qualification pathway for overseas pharmacists
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Regulations · 14 Oct 2026 · 2 Min GPhC shelves plans to set experience criteria for superintendents
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Employment · 08 Oct 2026 · 2 Min Rise in registered pharmacists 'not enough to meet community pharmacy’s capacity needs’
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Regulations · 06 Oct 2026 · 2 Min PSA tells health secretary GPhC repeatedly fails to promptly resolve FtP cases
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Medication safety · 28 Sep 2026 · 3 Min Use of pharmacists on doctor rotas ‘puts patients at risk’ says BMA
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Business environment · 28 Sep 2026 · 2 Min Over 280,000 people in England saw their pharmacy close in first eight months of 2026
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Regulations · 28 Sep 2026 · 3 Min Suspension for locum accused of being under the influence of alcohol at work
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Integrated care · 25 Sep 2026 · 3 Min Framework to expand independent prescribing across UK launched by NPA
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Substance misuse · 25 Sep 2026 · 2 Min Research to explore challenges for pharmacies in tackling codeine use
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Medication safety · 22 Sep 2026 · 2 Min Insurance claims from pharmacy vaccinations up 125%, says NPAI
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Regulations · 22 Sep 2026 · 2 Min Regulator issues CD storage enforcement action against care home DSP
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Financial Management & Funding · 21 Sep 2026 · 2 Min CPE warns Labour not to push more work on pharmacies without ‘proper support’
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Mental health · 17 Sep 2026 · 2 Min Coroner makes GP referral warning following propranolol overdose death
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Services · 15 Sep 2026 · 2 Min PDA warns against ‘raising public expectations’ with Pharmacy First expansion
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