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‘Respite to employment challenges’: Average UK locum rate nosedives 10% in a year

‘Respite to employment challenges’: Average UK locum rate nosedives 10% in a year

Pharmacist locum rates in some parts of the UK have plummeted by a third since 2022, new data from Locate a Locum has revealed.

NHSE reveals details of community pharmacy tech apprenticeship – but act fast  ​

NHSE reveals details of community pharmacy tech apprenticeship – but act fast ​

Over the two-year period, successful applicants will receive a total of £30,106 from NHSE to help pay for this apprenticeship, sites have until Sunday October 13, to apply for funding...

‘Peasant wages’ for 'muppets': Christmas locum rates set to plummet

‘Peasant wages’ for 'muppets': Christmas locum rates set to plummet

Pharmacists have deemed upcoming Christmas locum rates advertised by pharmacy multiples as “terrible”.

BREAKING: Boots and PDA agree 4% pharmacist uplift in 2024 pay deal

BREAKING: Boots and PDA agree 4% pharmacist uplift in 2024 pay deal

Boots pharmacists can expect a 4% uplift in pay, while pharmacist store managers and long-time pharmacist workers will see new minimum pay rates, the PDA has announced.

Xrayser: It's disappointing to see this behaviour

Xrayser: It's disappointing to see this behaviour

There are lots of questions swirling around pharmacy, and no 'right' answers. The only thing I am sure of is that we need unity, whatever we do, and an urgent uplift in funding, and we needed it at least five years ago.

UPDATED: October Pharmacy First consultation threshold reduced to 20

UPDATED: October Pharmacy First consultation threshold reduced to 20

The minimum number of Pharmacy First consultations pharmacies will have to complete in October to qualify for a monthly payment has been reduced from 30 to 20, the negotiator has revealed. 

Fentanyl trafficking: Cartel-owned pharmacy sanctioned by US government

Fentanyl trafficking: Cartel-owned pharmacy sanctioned by US government

A pharmacy in Mexico owned by a leading Sinaloa cartel family is facing sanctions, according to the US government.

C+D Snap Poll: 85% in favour of community pharmacy collective action

C+D Snap Poll: 85% in favour of community pharmacy collective action

A C+D snapshot poll has revealed that an overwhelming majority of "small" community pharmacy contractors and workers support work to rule protest action just days after Wes Streeting slammed the NPA for "sabre-rattling" over collective action.

UPDATED: Global sum up £13m for Scottish pharmacies in new funding deal

UPDATED: Global sum up £13m for Scottish pharmacies in new funding deal

Funding for Scottish pharmacies will increase by some £13.2 million, with an additional £10 million in guaranteed reimbursement, the Scottish negotiator has revealed. 

Opinion: The NPA ballot - are you feeling solidarity? Or otherwise?

Opinion: The NPA ballot - are you feeling solidarity? Or otherwise?

Collective action is unprecedented in pharmacy, but the NPA is leading its members into a ballot that would see pharmacies work to rule - essentially curtailing all the services they offer for 'free'. With six weeks until the result, how do you plan to vote?