
AAH launches WhatsApp channel for 'instant updates’ on delivery delays
The wholesaler has announced the launch of a WhatsApp group that will keep customers updated on delivery delays, broken IT systems and other service updates.

Are you ready for Pharmacy First? Deadlines for upfront cash announced
Pharmacies must sign up to deliver the new Pharmacy First service by the end of the year to receive a £2,000 cash injection in time for the service launch in February, the negotiator has announced.

Pharmacies field calls from 'anxious' patients as ADHD med shortages persist
Pharmacy teams have reacted with dismay as an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) charity has revealed that supply issues for ADHD drugs will continue well into 2024.

Most independents don’t think pharmacy negotiator is ‘representative’, says AIMp
The Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies (AIMp) has called for Community Pharmacy England (CPE) to “adopt a model of proportionality” for its committee.

‘Powerful and dangerous’ illicit medicines seized in Manchester raids
“Hundreds of thousands of doses” of suspected illegally traded drugs were seized by the UK’s medicines watchdog in Manchester this week.

UPDATED: Living wage increase will cost pharmacy sector up to £195m, warns CPE
The pharmacy negotiator has said that the increased national living wage is “not sustainable” for the sector without additional funding.

Ash Soni: Independents ‘not aware of just how financially challenged’ they are
The president of the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) has warned that many independent pharmacy owners aren’t aware of the extent of the financial challenges they face.

No plans to expand Pharmacy First conditions ‘at present’, says Leadsom
The government has said that no assessment has been made “so far” into expanding the new common conditions service beyond the initial seven conditions it will cover.

How to optimise the COVID-19 vaccination service in your pharmacy
Four industry insiders explain why they are providing NHS COVID-19 vaccines this season – despite a challenging backdrop of funding pressures and capacity constraints

Number of pharmacies offering NHS COVID-19 jabs rockets to almost double
Thousands more pharmacies in England will offer a COVID-19 vaccination service this season despite slashed fees and a confusing start to the programme, C+D has learned.

Manufacturers and multiple ‘currently exploring’ rollout of private COVID jabs
COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers are “exploring” the potential of providing their jabs privately, C+D has learned.

‘Powerful and dangerous’ illicit medicines seized in Manchester raids
“Hundreds of thousands of doses” of suspected illegally traded drugs were seized by the UK’s medicines watchdog in Manchester this week.

UPDATED: Competition watchdog probes Pharmacy2U purchase of LloydsDirect
The competition authority is looking into the “assets merger” of Pharmacy2U and LloydsDirect, the UK’s two largest online pharmacies, it has revealed.

Ombudsman made ‘detailed' probe into just one pharmacy complaint last year
Only one of out almost 500 complaints received by the health ombudsman last year about pharmacies was accepted for “detailed investigation”, it has revealed.

Are you ready for Pharmacy First? Deadlines for upfront cash announced
Pharmacies must sign up to deliver the new Pharmacy First service by the end of the year to receive a £2,000 cash injection in time for the service launch in February, the negotiator has announced.

Pharmacies field calls from 'anxious' patients as ADHD med shortages persist
Pharmacy teams have reacted with dismay as an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) charity has revealed that supply issues for ADHD drugs will continue well into 2024.

Most independents don’t think pharmacy negotiator is ‘representative’, says AIMp
The Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies (AIMp) has called for Community Pharmacy England (CPE) to “adopt a model of proportionality” for its committee.

IP pharmacists may not ‘choose to prescribe that often’, says CPhO
NHS chief pharmaceutical officer (CPhO) for England David Webb has said that independent prescriber pharmacists will bring a “judicious approach" to prescribing.

‘Possible cheating’ during June registration assessment, GPhC reveals
There were five allegations of cheating during this June’s registration assessment, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has revealed.

New pharmacy school set to open at Teesside University
A new pharmacy school is set to open at Teesside University from 2025, the university has revealed to C+D.

Are you ready for Pharmacy First? Deadlines for upfront cash announced
Pharmacies must sign up to deliver the new Pharmacy First service by the end of the year to receive a £2,000 cash injection in time for the service launch in February, the negotiator has announced.

UPDATED: Living wage increase will cost pharmacy sector up to £195m, warns CPE
The pharmacy negotiator has said that the increased national living wage is “not sustainable” for the sector without additional funding.

Ash Soni: Independents ‘not aware of just how financially challenged’ they are
The president of the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) has warned that many independent pharmacy owners aren’t aware of the extent of the financial challenges they face.

UPDATED: Living wage increase will cost pharmacy sector up to £195m, warns CPE
The pharmacy negotiator has said that the increased national living wage is “not sustainable” for the sector without additional funding.

‘Death blow’: Contractors despair amid ‘biggest ever’ rise to living wage
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that the national living wage will rise by 9.8%, but pharmacy contractors have warned this will be a “death blow” to the sector.

Pharmacy First: Pharmacists ‘not a substitute' for doctors, say top GPs
GP chiefs have said that pharmacists are “not a substitute” for GPs in the wake of the long-awaited announcement of the new Pharmacy First common ailments service.
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