Kate Bowie

Kate Bowie

Senior Digital Reporter

London, UK

Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

Latest from Kate Bowie

‘Disappointing’ new online pharmacy rules do ‘not go far enough’ warns PDA

The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has warned that newly updated online pharmacy rules “could still introduce significant risk”, after representatives for the largest pharmacies said that no additional regulations were needed.

PSNI moots plans to scrap ‘historic’ automatic overseas recognition

The Northern Irish (NI) pharmacy regulator has proposed removing the “blanket” recognition currently on offer to pharmacists from “a number of countries” wishing to register with it, alongside plans to update its online pharmacy standards.

‘Deeply troubled’: Town mayor demands Jhoots sorts pay ‘issues’

A Devon town mayor has raised the alarm on the “latest issues” at the local Jhoots pharmacy branch, which have seen the town left without its pharmacy services.

‘Ponzi scheme’ pharmacist gets life sentence for husband’s murder

A West Virginia jury has recommended that no “mercy” be shown to a pharmacist found guilty of murdering her husband to stop him from discovering her Ponzi scheme.

WBA suspends dividends to ‘improve cash flow’ in 90-year first

Boots’ parent company has halted its quarterly stockholders’ dividend pay-out in a move aimed at “strengthening WBA’s balance sheet”.

New online pharmacy regs ‘effective immediately’ amid weight loss risks

Online pharmacies “cannot” prescribe based on online questionnaires alone and must “independently verify” patients’ weight and height before prescribing weight loss drugs, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has announced.