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Cambrian: Better together

After 22 years in business, Cambrian Alliance counts one in four independent pharmacies as customers, but it's not resting on its laurels

05 Oct 2022

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Boots to donate 50k hygiene products to children via charity partnership

Products to be donated via The Hygiene Bank's network to schools and local community schemes

25 Aug 2022

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Boots extends partnership with Deliveroo to 125 stores

The partnership began last year as a trial involving 14 stores

23 Aug 2022

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‘Drug shortages are worse than ever – it’s taking up valuable time’

Shortages are worsening and getting harder to predict, says contractor Waqas Ahmad

12 Aug 2022

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London pharmacist sells up after 35 years and retires

Naishadkumar Patel ran Kingshield Pharmacy in Brixton which dispenses around 5,600 items a month

04 Aug 2022

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Alliance Healthcare staff raise over £40k for children’s charities

The Tour D’Alliance saw teams cycle over 1,000km from Coatbridge in Scotland and Exeter.

20 Jun 2022

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Well Pharmacy raising up to £200k for Mind

Well announces fundraising partnership with mental health charity.

19 May 2022

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Boots owner has paid out "billions" in dividends

Dividend payments for Boots' parent company makes headlines in Sunday Times.

15 May 2022

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Pharmacists looking at a GP partnership must protect their rights

Ross Clark from Hempsons said that without a signed deed a partnership can be “highly unstable”.

13 May 2022

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Growing fast

Small, young and agile, Aspire Pharma shows how striving to do things differently can make great things happen

05 May 2022

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Drug shortages rising sharply year on year, says AIMp

Medicine lines affected by supply issues up almost double, AIMp tells Channel 4.

26 Apr 2022

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Boots to stop selling plastic-based wet wipes in sustainability bid

Multiple writes to manufacturers to inform them plastic wet wipes will be banned from shelves.

19 Apr 2022

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Pharmacist engagement a top priority for new OTC company

OTC medicines company Haleon will fully demerge from GSK this year.

31 Mar 2022

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Chancellor gets blood pressure checked at local pharmacy

Sunak visited a newly opened Knights Pharmacy in his constituency.

29 Mar 2022

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Former Well operations head joins 'super pharmacy' group

Alice Hare joins Alitam after over four years with Well Pharmacy.

24 Mar 2022

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Boots staff allowed to claim back HRT prescription fees on expenses

The multiple estimates that around 1,300 employees will avail of the new benefit.

21 Mar 2022

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