News
1A Westminster think tank has said that the government’s proposed Neighbourhood Health Service, which plans to scale up general practice, could put community pharmacies at risk of being “deprioritised”.
14Ministers have stressed that the core hours of pharmacies will “not be affected by the proposed action by one trade body” – and revealed that the government has “concluded” contract negotiations.
0A new study has revealed that the use of GLP-1RAs such as semaglutide are “not associated” with an increased risk of suicidality among patients with type 2 diabetes.
0Four Morrisons pharmacies across England are set to close their doors for good, the supermarket has announced.
4Supermarket giant Morrisons has revealed plans to close four of its pharmacies following a "wide-ranging review".
0Consultation numbers for a pharmacy service provider’s weight management service have grown “exponentially” in the last year, C+D has learned.
2The RPS has responded to a legal letter sent by members calling for clarity over the voting process to change its charter, as well as PDA and C+D questioning on the controversial reforms.
0Members of parliament have admitted that they “have probably not spoken enough” about the assisted dying bill’s “impact on pharmacists”.
0Fresh liquidation accounts have revealed that Lloydspharmacy has paid half a million pounds to former owners, but that payments for “non-preferential” creditors are “wholly dependent” on a successful tax appeal.
0After a record-breaking 2024, the competition for a C+D award is stronger than ever. Last year’s event was also a sell-out, so this year the C+D Awards are expanding into the London Hilton on Park Lane.
2NHS England (NHSE) has confirmed that both the government and pharmacy negotiators have seen the long-awaited economic analysis of the sector – but said that it will not share the report until the pharmacy contract is announced.
7The pharmacy minister and pharmacist MPs Sadik Al-Hassan and Taiwo Owatemi have all voted against exempting pharmacies from the upcoming national insurance hike.
5This huge roll of the dice will either make Wes Streeting one of the greatest Health Secretary’s we’ve had who saved community pharmacy, or another one who re-arranged the deckchairs on the Titanic and watched it fade.
1The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has revealed that its director for England James Davies left the organisation in December, with the director for Wales covering the role in the interim period.
8Pharmacies will not be exempt from the upcoming rise in national insurance after MPs rejected an amendment to the law.
0Two pharmacists have been struck off the register in separate hearings after being convicted of supplying controlled Class C drugs for their own “financial gain”.
0The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has proposed that people with long-term conditions – including obstructive sleep apnoea, schizophrenia and learning disabilities – are weighed annually.
0Retail trade union Usdaw has revealed that Tesco workers, including pharmacy staff directly employed by the supermarket, will see a 5.2% increase in hourly pay from this month.
2MP and pharmacist Sadik Al-Hassan has said the promised community pharmacy prescribing service is “deliverable” but not ready yet.
9The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has announced that it is advising its 6,000 member pharmacies to limit services and reduce opening hours in protest against “unsustainable” funding.