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Roundtable to explore the impact of the delay in Hub and Spoke legislation - summary

This roundtable discussion explored how Hub and Spoke could offer some relief to the pressures facing community pharmacy.

GPhC warns professor for asking student to ‘view a film together’

 
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An assistant professor has been warned for “entirely inappropriate” conduct, including instant messaging a student exam marks early and asking them to watch a movie with him.

‘Very little appetite’ to widen pharmacy vaccine delivery role

 
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The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has called on the government to commission pharmacies to deliver “all vaccines” amid claims there is “very little appetite currently” to give them a greater role in vaccine delivery.

Repeat paracetamol use linked to ‘serious complications’ in over-65s

 
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A study of over half-a-million over-65s has found links between repeatedly taking paracetamol and complications including gastrointestinal bleeding and heart failure.

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AI eBay algorithm blocks two million illegal medicine sales

 
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Multinational e-commerce company eBay worked “closely” with the MHRA last year to block almost two million unregulated medicine “violations” before they were sold to the public, C+D has learned.

Two thirds of pharmacy owners want to buy or sell in 2025, reveal pharmacy brokers

 
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68% of UK pharmacy owners surveyed by pharmacy brokers Christie & Co want to “buy and/or sell” in 2025, as the average price of pharmacies sold and asking price achieved in 2024 both dropped according to a new report.