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CCA report calls on Labour to add acute headaches and migraine to Pharmacy First

The report said patients can access treatments for headaches from pharmacies but their options for treating migraines were “limited".

20 May 2026

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Streeting resigns as health secretary as PM accused of leadership ‘vacuum’

Streeting tells Starmer it would be 'dishonourable' to remain in post

14 May 2026

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Winners in local and devolved elections must work in partnership with pharmacy

Numark chairman Harry McQuillan said he is looking forward to “new ideas and perspectives” on pharmacy from election winners.

11 May 2026

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Collective bargaining challenges in community pharmacy

Analysis: How is pharmacy's version of collective bargaining faring?

07 May 2026

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NHSE meets with negotiator to discuss abuse against pharmacy staff

Pharmacy minister says he 'condemns' abuse towards pharmacy teams

28 Apr 2026

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Business secretary to consider easing pharmacies’ regulatory burden

Peter Kyle MP promises to raise issue of business rates burden and regulatory complexity

21 Apr 2026

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‘Protections removed entirely’: RPS opposes assisted dying bill

RPS Scotland warns it cannot support bill as MSPs prepare for vote.

17 Mar 2026

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New GPhC guidance aims to clarify how complaints assessed

New acceptance criteria clarify which complaints the GPhC can and cannot act upon.

24 Feb 2026

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Independent prescribing: Do the sums add up?

What does a ‘realist’ evaluation of the prescribing pathfinder initiative tell us?

13 Feb 2026

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NPA brings together MPs, peers and pharmacists at parliamentary reception

NPA chair Olivier Picard said the reception was “an opportunity” to ensure MPs were “in no doubt about the challenges” facing pharmacies.

11 Feb 2026

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Patient safety commissioner to grill Starmer on valproate compensation

Two years after Hughes report, timeline for financial redress still 'starkly absent'

05 Feb 2026

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Tobacco company levy could fund pharmacy stop smoking services

A ‘polluter pays’ levy on tobacco companies could support walk-in ‘stop smoking’ services in pharmacies , says a policy paper from AstraZeneca.

03 Feb 2026

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This year, let's tell the truth about pharmacy's capacity

Outsider has a few resolutions – but will they last past January?

23 Jan 2026

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Kinnock to look into ‘baffling’ NHS decision to reject pharmacy application

Kinnock agrees to meet Hampshire MP to discuss failed attempt to open a new pharmacy

21 Jan 2026

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DH could revise ‘overly optimistic’ deadline for single patient record

Originally slated for 2028, the SPR could take longer says DHSC

14 Jan 2026

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Could pharmacy negotiations face a BMA-style shakeup?

The BMA is to lose its exclusive negotiating rights for GPs. What if the same happened in pharmacy?

14 Jan 2026

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