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Pharmacy Magazine's news channel will keep you up to date with the most relevant news for pharmacists within the UK pharmacy sector. We select our pharmacy news topics with pharmacists, pharmacy advisors, and pharmacy technicians specifically in mind.

We cover a variety of pharmacy topics, including new government policies, employment updates, latest therapeutic, clinical and business developments, new prescriptions on the market, and more. Stay informed about everything happening in the pharmacy world and enhance your knowledge and understanding. 

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Cancer deaths set to decline new analysis suggests

Death rates from cancer are set to decline in the UK, a new analysis predicts.

25 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Reader's Letter: Pharmacists need better leadership

We continually hear pharmacy representatives moaning about community pharmacists leaving for other roles. Perhaps stronger leadership would have prevented this from happening.

25 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Well, that's a wrap!

After stepping down from the NPA board and as a PSNC nominated member, Reena Barai reflects on her term of office and why she put herself forward in the first place

25 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Behind the times?

What are pharmacy technology firms doing to drive much needed modernisation and policy change?

25 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Phoenix chief criticises shadow Labour health secretary over lack of detail

Nigel Swift accused Wes Streeting of being “frustratingly vague” by failing to provide specifics on how Labour would support the sector.

25 Apr 2023 , 3 Min Article

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Bowel Cancer UK supports pharmacies in Wales with resources

A free bilingual toolkit will help pharmacy teams promote early diagnosis and encourage people to get screened for the disease.

24 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist sells pharmacy in Formby after almost 30 years

Martin Hough owned Ryders Chemist just outside Liverpool, which dispenses an average of 8,674 items a month.

24 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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NPA elects Nick Kaye as new chair

Kaye takes over from Andrew Lane; Jay Badenhorst is the new vice-chair.

24 Apr 2023 , 2 Min Article

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Shadow health secretary ‘alarmed’ by LloydsPharmacy closures

'We've got to grip that challenge,' says Wes Streeting in King's Fund address.

21 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Moderna: DH ‘needs to consider’ childhood jab service in pharmacies

'Pharmacists need to play a critical role' in vaccine delivery, Moderna tells select committee

21 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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NPA view: All change as new board elected

My term as NPA chair was eventful in the extreme, writes Andrew Lane.

21 Apr 2023 , 4 Min Article

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Pharmacist prescribing outpaced by nurses

Non-medical prescribing under the spotlight in Scotland.

20 Apr 2023 , 2 Min Article

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Salrook Healthcare pharmacies sold to local operator

Aqib Sheikh bought Westminster Park Pharmacy and Owen’s Chemist which dispense a combined 13,000 items a month.

20 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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PDA reaches agreement on pay of LloydsPharmacy members

PDA Union national officer and lead negotiator Paul Moloney said the deal was "firmly in the interests of members."

19 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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CCA: Pharmacies will prevent 15k heart attacks and strokes by 2026

CCA calls on Government to fund pharmacies to manage treatment of CVD patients.

19 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy group in Scotland buys only pharmacy in village

JMF Healthcare Limited purchased Balmedie Pharmacy which dispenses an average of 5,255 items a month.

18 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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