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Boots launches £245 private RSV vaccination service

 
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Boots has launched a private respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination service in 75 stores across the UK for those who aren’t eligible for a free NHS vaccination.

Superdrug agrees to PDA Union’s bargaining unit proposals

 
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The PDA has taken the next step in securing union recognition at Superdrug after the company agreed to its proposed bargaining unit, despite previous reservations.

Rowlands takes over another four Lloydspharmacy hospital branches

 
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The pharmacy chain has taken over the running of four London hospital pharmacies from Lloydspharmacy, a hospital trust has announced.


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BREAKING: Boots union members ‘overwhelmingly’ vote to merge with PDA

 
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Some 96% of voting Boots Pharmacists’ Association (BPA) members have voted in favour of a merger with the Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA).

Asda makes 475 staff redundant amid return-to-office mandate

 
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The supermarket chain has revealed significant cuts to head office roles and new office working requirements amid “challenging” market conditions.

Tesco launches ‘health zone’ pilot to expand pharmacy services

 
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Tesco has announced the launch of a new “dedicated health zone” to expand its pharmacy services such as weight management and provide customers with “easy and convenient” healthcare while they shop.


Rowlands Pharmacy reveals 37 branch sales as losses cut to £38m

 
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“The uncertain future of pharmacy funding” has contributed to the company’s multi-million-pound loss, its annual report has said.

Jhoots Pharmacy branch receives second bailiff visit in six months

 
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A Jhoots Pharmacy branch has been issued a second bailiff notice after it moved from an ex-Lloydspharmacy to a premise previously own by Boots.

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Boots pharmacists given Dec 5 pensions ombudsman dispute deadline

 
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The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has urged Boots pharmacists to submit internal complaints by the start of December so that they are “covered” by any “legally binding final decision” by the ombudsman on pension benefits.


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‘Less than minimum wage’: Boots offers locum pharmacists £11 an hour ‘in error’

 
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The multiple has “immediately corrected” an advertised locum rate of just £11 an hour, after pharmacists on social media warned that low rates would see pharmacists “coming to a foodbank near you soon”.

The decline of the 100-hour pharmacy: Numbers plummet 90% in two years

 
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The number of 100-hour pharmacies has fallen drastically in less than two years, a CCA analysis has shown.

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Three-week Boots pharmacy union merger ballot opens today

 
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From today, Boots Pharmacists' Association (BPA) members will have three weeks to vote on plans to merge the union with the Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA), C+D has learned.


‘A lot’ of ex-Lloydspharmacy branches facing ‘serious problems’, IPA warns

 

The Independent Pharmacies Association (IPA) has warned that many of the pharmacies that were formerly part of the Lloydspharmacy estate are facing difficulties.

‘Reimagining healthcare’: Amazon Pharmacy announces expansion of US same-day drug delivery

 
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Amazon Pharmacy has announced that it will expand its same-day medication delivery service to 20 new cities in the US next year.

Coroner: Lloydspharmacy patient dies after using husband’s ‘identical’ dosette box

 
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A coroner has raised concerns about the lack of “guidance” for pharmacists in a report on an elderly patient who died after taking medication from her husband’s “identical” dosette box.


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UPDATED: Boots parent company announces 1,200 US store closures

 
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The multiple's parent company has revealed some 1,200 “future expected store closures” amid a 10% year-on-year pharmacy sales growth from Boots UK.

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‘No sustainable future’: Boots union members to vote on merging with PDA

 
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“Hundreds” of Boots Pharmacists' Association (BPA) members will be balloted on plans to merge the union with the Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA), C+D has learned.

Revealed: Who snapped up the most Lloydspharmacy premises?

 
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The “vast majority” of ex-Lloydspharmacy branches have been snapped up by “independent or small local multiple operators”, pharmacy broker Christie & Co has revealed.


Fire-ravaged Rowlands branch opens ‘new-look premises’ after portacabin stint

 
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A Rowlands Pharmacy branch has reopened its doors after working from a portacabin for over three weeks due to damage caused by a fire in its original premises.

Proposals to reduce CCA power in CPE committee voted down

 
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CPE has announced that the seat allocation on its committee will change “as quickly as possible” – in 2026.