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NPA to deliver #saveourpharmacies petition to new PM Keir Starmer

NPA to deliver #saveourpharmacies petition to new PM Keir Starmer

The pharmacy body will deliver its 300,000-signature-strong petition to the Prime Minister and health Secretary on of the second “day of action” next month.

GPhC opens £4m tender for ‘high stakes’ registration exam provider

GPhC opens £4m tender for ‘high stakes’ registration exam provider

The pharmacy regulator is “seeking experienced providers” to fulfill a four-year-long, multi-million-pound registration examination contract. 

Pharmacy says it needs a 40% rent cut to stay in health centre location

Pharmacy says it needs a 40% rent cut to stay in health centre location

Cheaper rental costs and the way people collect their prescriptions is leading another pharmacy to quit a health centre for the high street.

NPA petition tops 300k signatures ahead of second protest day

NPA petition tops 300k signatures ahead of second protest day

The pharmacy body’s #saveourpharmacies petition has garnered over 300,000 ahead of the second “day of action” next month.

RPS issues polypharmacy warning as SMRs ‘missed or de-prioritised’

RPS issues polypharmacy warning as SMRs ‘missed or de-prioritised’

The RPS is urging pharmacists working in primary care networks (PCNs) to have a greater focus on the delivery of structured medication reviews (SMRs) amid concerns they are being “missed or de-prioritised”.

Tender triumph: Rowlands to take over five Lloydspharmacy hospital branches

Tender triumph: Rowlands to take over five Lloydspharmacy hospital branches

Rowlands will take over the running of five hospital pharmacies from Lloydspharmacy in December, it has revealed.

No time to waste! Politicians ‘of all colours’ must expand Pharmacy First

No time to waste! Politicians ‘of all colours’ must expand Pharmacy First

CCA chief executive Malcolm Harrison says his report into the Pharmacy First rollout shows a ‘postcode lottery’ emerging across the country, and that there is capacity for hundreds of thousands more consultations if the government accelerates...

From an agent: Selling up?

From an agent: Selling up?

Selling your pharmacy is a momentous life decision that requires careful planning and execution in 2024 to ensure you secure the best possible outcome.

CPE: Government's ‘positive spin’ on five-year deal ‘completely at odds’ with truth

CPE: Government's ‘positive spin’ on five-year deal ‘completely at odds’ with truth

“Nobody in community pharmacy is anywhere close to being in celebratory mode”, the pharmacy negotiator’s chief executive has said. 

Omnicell and Global Factories celebrate

Omnicell and Global Factories celebrate

Omnicell and Global Factories have celebrated the strength and success of their partnership with the 150th global sale of their market-leading multi-dose medication blister packaging machine, the VBM 200F.