Top Stories


Latest News & Analysis


Working towards a longer-term vision is impossible while we’re worrying about running out of cash

 • comment2

In an interview with C+D, Sadik Al-Hassan MP pointed to the fractured nature of the sector’s representation. He has a point, but there is no easy answer to reconcile a sector as disparate as ours.

breaking news

BREAKING: MPs reject pharmacy national insurance rise exemption

 
• By 
 • comment6

Pharmacies will not be exempt from the upcoming rise in national insurance after MPs rejected an amendment to the law.

‘Criminal’ pharmacist pair struck off for Class C drug supply

 
• By 
 • comment0

Two pharmacists have been struck off the register in separate hearings after being convicted of supplying controlled Class C drugs for their own “financial gain”.

NICE: Check BMI of adults with long-term conditions ‘at least’ yearly

 
• By 
 • comment0

The 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.

Union secures 5% pay rise for Tesco pharmacy staff

 
• By 
 • comment0

Retail 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.

xrayser

Xrayser: When fear and frustration take hold, what next?

 • comment0

As we head towards the middle of March, I throw my arms up in despair as we still have no news on funding for 2024-2025 and beyond. Social media shows the anger.