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Arthur Walsh writes for Pharmacy Magazine.

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Pharmacist struck off after conviction for possessing images of child abuse

Dorset hospital pharmacist was convicted of possessing indecent images in January this year

04 Nov 2026

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Ex-Phlo CEO ordered to pay £1.7m over concealed pharmacy payments

Online pharmacy’s former CEO found to have breached Companies Act

03 Nov 2026

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Some pharmacies already out of first-line flu vaccines, warns CPE

First-line flu vaccine stock ‘under pressure’ says negotiator

03 Nov 2026

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Allcures puts 15 pharmacies into administration ahead of sale to London group

Allcures sells its branches in southern England through pre-packaged administration

02 Nov 2026

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Member of the public stabbed in Boots branch as he ‘tried to stop shoplifter’

Police making urgent enquiries to locate suspect in Friday morning incident

02 Nov 2026

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NHS urges conflict of interest caution as it green-lights IP service

Publication of IP specification gives legal basis for service to commence

29 Oct 2026

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Challenging year for Scottish pharmacy chain as operating losses deepen

Lindsay & Gilmour focusing on private service delivery on foot of a ‘challenging year’

29 Oct 2026

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Over a third of Scottish people use Pharmacy First at least once a year

Service widely used by members of the public, Government statistics reveal

28 Oct 2026

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‘No clear relief for pharmacies’: Autumn Budget confirms 4% living wage hike

Healey announces hourly wage for over-21s to rise to £13.21 next April

28 Oct 2026

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Rising drug costs force three pharmacies into administration after missing payroll

Pharmacies in Chester and Walsall left unable to pay staff as costs spiralled

27 Oct 2026

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‘Postcode lottery’: GLP-1s ‘out of reach’ for most adults say MPs

NHS England’s Mounjaro rollout too slow, says health select committee

26 Oct 2026

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Pharmacy and surgery fail to block mother’s claim over morphine overdose

Judge finds mother’s claim of psychiatric injury after her baby’s death has prospect of succeeding

26 Oct 2026

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