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Belfast pharmacy sold for first time in 30 years

Ballysillan pharmacy was sold to a Glasgow-based contractor for an undisclosed sum

06 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Energy bills increase could hit pharmacies by £60m, warns NPA chief

NPA board member Olivier Picard said his bill could go from £1,821 for one pharmacy to £6,914

01 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Efficient information exchange is key to ICS success

Epro's Jonathan Elliott says realising a bold vision for joined up service provision will require effective information exchange and true interoperability

31 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Boots rolls out body cameras to over 300 stores to tackle customer aggression

Multiple has rolled out security devices to a further 225 stores

31 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Alarm raised on ‘significant’ energy bill hike for pharmacies

Pharmacies 'bracing themselves' for rate hikes, warns PSNC

31 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy chain buys two pharmacies and takes portfolio to 26

Medipharmacy Group bought pharmacies in Croydon and Horsham for an undisclosed fee

30 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Boots posts £111m loss for 2020-21 in latest accounts

An improved performance for Boots after a £245m loss in 2019-20, but still not out of the red

26 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Independent hub & spoke facility appoints superintendent pharmacist

HubRx has appointed Dr Sarah Passmore, who spent 11 years at Rowlands Pharmacy

23 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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DH has not ‘considered it necessary’ to limit medicine prices since law change

SoS has yet to use price control powers granted in 2018, despite concerns around present market

19 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Alitam merges with Pharmadoctor after seven figure investment

'Super pharmacy' chain invests seven-figure sum in services provider Pharmadoctor

18 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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PDA: Multiples 15 times more likely to shut their doors than independents

Health board data for Scotland shows large chains more likely to close temporarily

17 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Health board in talks with Lloyds about ‘failures’ in Aberdeen branch

Patients reportedly waiting several hours to collect medicines from Westhill branch of LloydsPharmacy

09 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Why I bought a pharmacy

Taking over a long-standing community pharmacy in a period of economic uncertainty is a bold move. Nabeel Amiruddin explains why

05 Aug 2022 , 3 Min Article

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Scottish multiple expands to 30 with new Glasgow acquisition

Stepps Pharmacy sold through a quick and confidential process, says Christie & Co

03 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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