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Financial Management & Funding,

Government must align pharmacies’ dispensing payments with wholesalers’ bills

National Pharmacy Association chair Olivier Picard wrote to health minister Stephen Kinnock this week.

12 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

Medicines,

Lords committee warned urgent generics investment needed to avoid shortages

Pharma bodies tell the Lords Public Services Committee the US-UK tariff deal should not be funded “by further pressure" on generic medicines.

09 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

Manjit Jhooty distances his pharmacies from his brother’s and rebrands

Manjit Jhooty has said he will rebrand the 21 pharmacies he owns under the Jhoots Pharmacies banner as JHL Pharmacy.

08 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

Integrated care,

Budget could be ‘turning point’ for pharmacy but only with proper support

Numark chair Harry McQuillan cautiously welcomed the Government’s budget.

27 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Contract,

CPE report urges policymakers to give pharmacy prominent role in NHS plan

Community Pharmacy England's report calls for community pharmacies to be "a cornerstone of neighbourhood health”.

26 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Vaccines group publishes proposals to improve supply chain

The Pharmacy Vaccinations Development Group said proprietary booking systems should be integrated with the national booking system.

25 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Policy,

APPG report calling for modernisation of pharmacy contract published today

The All-Party Pharmacy Group called on Labour to provide the sector with long-term funding and implement other recommendations.

20 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Contract,

CPE chief: We’ve had abuse and been threatened legally but we do ‘an amazing job’

Community Pharmacy England chief executive Janet Morrison defended the negotiator at Sigma Pharmaceuticals' conference.

11 Nov 2025 , 5 Min Article

Public health,

CPE committee member calls for national pharmacy deprescribing service

Sukhi Basra said pharmacists were already deprescribing “informally” and should be funded for it.

07 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Medicines,

Pharmacy bodies give evidence to Lords inquiry on medicines security

The Healthcare Distribution Association's Martin Sawer said “incentives” were weakening the supply chain's resilience.

06 Nov 2025 , 4 Min Article

Policy,

Pharmacy bodies tell Kinnock to close £2.6bn funding gap during meeting

The National Pharmacy Association, Company Chemists’ Association and Independent Pharmacies’ Association met Stephen Kinnock.

29 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

NHSE tells ICBs to increase pharmacies’ roles over next three years

Integrated care boards were urged to “embed pharmacy-first approaches” so local commissioning talks “utilise pharmacy capacity”.

28 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

Policy,

CPE: Government’s dispensing flexibilities proposals do not go far enough

Community Pharmacy England said pharmacists' "ability to use flexibilities should be the norm unless specifically prohibited".

27 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

Labour will strengthen business regs to deal with pharmacies not ‘playing by the rules’

Health minister Stephen Kinnock made his pledge after MP Edward Morello asked if he will review Jhoots’ suitability as an NHS provider.

16 Oct 2025 , 4 Min Article

Public health,

CPE urges NHS England to compensate pharmacies for Covid jabs chaos

NHS England's decision to change the criteria increased the pressure on already besieged pharmacies.

15 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

Profit pharmacies in England earn on dispensing is £430m short, claims CCA

The Company Chemists’ Association called on Labour to explore a shared margin system across UK.

24 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Government must align pharmacies’ dispensing payments with wholesalers’ bills

Lords committee warned urgent generics investment needed to avoid shortages

Manjit Jhooty distances his pharmacies from his brother’s and rebrands

Budget could be ‘turning point’ for pharmacy but only with proper support

CPE report urges policymakers to give pharmacy prominent role in NHS plan

Vaccines group publishes proposals to improve supply chain

APPG report calling for modernisation of pharmacy contract published today

CPE chief: We’ve had abuse and been threatened legally but we do ‘an amazing job’

CPE committee member calls for national pharmacy deprescribing service

Pharmacy bodies give evidence to Lords inquiry on medicines security

Pharmacy bodies tell Kinnock to close £2.6bn funding gap during meeting

NHSE tells ICBs to increase pharmacies’ roles over next three years

CPE: Government’s dispensing flexibilities proposals do not go far enough

Labour will strengthen business regs to deal with pharmacies not ‘playing by the rules’

CPE urges NHS England to compensate pharmacies for Covid jabs chaos

Profit pharmacies in England earn on dispensing is £430m short, claims CCA