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Scottish couple buy first pharmacy after securing bank funding

Daniel and Daniela Ferrie have acquired John P Fenton & Sons in East Kilbride.

01 Feb 2022

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Lloyds applies to NHS to keep reduced hours at Sainsbury's sites

The multiple will apply to the NHS to keep reduced hours at its 100-hour supermarket branches.

01 Feb 2022

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New group to quality assess training for registered pharmacists and PTs

Need to ensure consistency in post-registration training for pharmacists and technicians, say regulators.

01 Feb 2022

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Pharmacist and three others face bribery charges over NHS drugs claims

Pharmacist Cathal Daly faces a bribery charge in connection with a £1,000 payment.

31 Jan 2022

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'Deep frustration' as DH review fails to provide pharmacy funding uplift

DHSC and NHS England stand firm on question of global sum increase, says PSNC.

31 Jan 2022

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Boots owner kicks off sales process for multiple

Boots owner Walgreens Boots Alliance has begun the formal sales process for the multiple according to reports.

31 Jan 2022

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Rowlands superintendent steps down after decade in the role

Stephen Thomas takes over as Rowlands’ superintendent director.

28 Jan 2022

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Phoenix MD: How much longer can pharmacy keep giving?

The pharmacy contract in England is economically illiterate, writes Steve Anderson.

28 Jan 2022

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Pharmacy group announces £1bn launch of 'super pharmacies'

Alitam Group founder Feisal Nahaboo said women may even be able to give birth in-store.

28 Jan 2022

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HEE announces 327 funded places on pharmacist prescribing courses

HEE announces new funded places on IP courses for pharmacists this year.

28 Jan 2022

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Pharmacist charity appoints five new trustees

'We have lots to do in 2022,' says chief exec as charity announces new board members.

27 Jan 2022

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Slight rise in alcohol dependence prescriptions in 2020-21

The vast majority of the 166,590 alcohol dependence scripts were dispensed in the community.

27 Jan 2022

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Independents provided many more Covid vaccines than large multiples

Eighty-five per cent of 610 pharmacy sites that administered jabs between January and September 2021 were independents.

27 Jan 2022

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'A really interesting job': A life in pharmacy

Wicker Pharmacy's Martin Bennett talks to PNN about how pharmacy is changing.

26 Jan 2022

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Government issues shortage protocol for paracetamol suppositories

Pharmacists may substitute a slightly higher strength product using the SSP.

25 Jan 2022

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Pharmacy sales in north topped £20m in 2021, claims broker

Christie and Co associate director Jon Booth said “appetite from buyers" is "continuing to improve.” 

25 Jan 2022

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