Investigations
The regulator has said it will examine how it handles fitness-to-practise (FtP) sexual misconduct cases and initial allegations following a C+D investigation.
A trainee from a branch of Well in Norfolk was accused of stealing over a thousand boxes of diazepam over an eight-month period.
It was obvious to me that Mr Ali’s words were antisemitic and, although I have spent a lifetime defending pharmacists in fitness to practise cases, I found the Committee’s decision so disturbing that I complained to the Professional Standards Authority...
A group of burglars made off with a stash of perfume and aftershave in a night-time raid on a Boots pharmacy in Dudley this weekend.
A pharmacy staff member felt “betrayed” after falling victim to a serial pharmacy flasher, they told C+D.
A man asked for a private consultation with pharmacy staff before exposing himself on three separate occasions, Northumbria Police told C+D.
Simon Wightman has been jailed for 12 years after an armed robbery of a Kent pharmacy, police have announced.
A Leicester pharmacy worker who spent over £400,000 on gambling has been jailed after he stole hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of diabetes testing products from his workplace.
Happy Valley’s shady pharmacist doles out pills illegally for cash. But the BBC’s costume department has committed an even bigger crime by dressing him in a white coat, says C+D’s editor Beth Kennedy
Police in Devon have released the photo of a man they would like to speak to after a pharmacy in Plymouth was vandalised twice over a four-day period.
A pharmacy has been left to foot a £3,500 repair bill after vandals smashed its windows, the force at Staffordshire Police has confirmed to C+D.
Eligible community pharmacy contractors in Greater Manchester and Bolton can apply to get some of their security costs offset through dedicated funding, C+D has learned.
Knights Pharmacy has introduced security guards and a “support guardian” to offer counselling to staff, after witnessing a “steep rise” in abuse directed at its pharmacy teams.
From de-escalating potentially violent incidents to banning repeated offenders from your premises, there are many things pharmacy teams can do to protect themselves from crime – as an NPA webinar on preventing crimes in pharmacies showed, says Jasmine Shah
There is “a danger” that the cost-of-living crisis may trigger a rise in thefts in pharmacies, “driven not by greed but necessity”, Patrick Holdaway, police superintendent at the National Business Crime Centre (NBCC) has told C+D.
A C+D investigation has revealed that pharmacy teams are increasingly facing abuse and even violence from patients. What should pharmacy professionals consider when handling these situations?
This Mental Health Awareness Week, CPNI chief Gerard Greene reflects on the key pressure points impacting community pharmacy teams’ wellbeing
As a C+D investigation reveals the extent and severity of crimes – including violence – that pharmacists and their staff are facing across the UK, we asked the four governments what measures are in place to protect pharmacy teams
In an open letter to commissioning bodies, C+D editor Beth Kennedy calls for ringfenced funding to cover additional security measures so that community pharmacy workers can feel safe at work
Following the launch of C+D’s #NoExcuseForAbuse campaign calling for ringfenced funding for security measures in pharmacy, we present all the essential findings of our crimes in pharmacies investigation.