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GPhC inspections up 85% over two years

Just under 2,000 inspections carried out in 2025-26, GPhC reveals

16 Jul 2026

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‘DPPs can withdraw at anytime’: IP infrastructure still shaky, say pharmacists

NPA report finds pharmacists and patients support prescribing but concerns remain

16 Jul 2026

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Role for pharmacy in cutting CVD deaths by 25%

Community pharmacies can play a significant role in helping to cut avoidable CVD deaths by 25%

16 Jul 2026

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MHRA updates botulinum toxin warning after ‘rare’ botulism cases

Regulator works with manufacturers to highlight risk of botulism in patient information

16 Jul 2026

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Appeals and dispute applications linked to pharmacy falls slightly, report reveals

NHS Resolution said 311 applications were linked to pharmacy in 2025-26 compared with 325 in 2024-25.

15 Jul 2026

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Don’t promote weight loss drugs to the public, ASA warns Phlo

Facebook ad paid for by Morrisons breached the advertising code for medicines, finds watchdog

15 Jul 2026

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Royal College president named Pharmacist of Year At Black Healthcare Awards

RCPharM president Tase Oputu has been named Pharmacist of the Year at Black Healthcare Awards

15 Jul 2026

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‘Scandalous behaviour’: Tribunal orders ex-LloydsPharmacy employee to pay out £19k

Judge makes ‘exceptional’ costs order after claimant alleged to have forged sick note

15 Jul 2026

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Pharmacist who consumed alcohol and dumped medicines in public park suspended

Jitendra Desai was suspended after he left medicines, including zolpidem and lorazepam, in waste bags in a public park.

14 Jul 2026

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A quarter of contractors take no salary as just 14% of pharmacies turn a profit

CPE’s pressures survey shows a fifth of pharmacies considering redundancies to manage costs

14 Jul 2026

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Dispensing GPs lose appeal against discontinuation after new pharmacy approved

Medical centre appealed ICB’s discontinuation order on financial sustainability grounds

14 Jul 2026

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NPA: Labour is ‘missing huge trick’ by excluding pharmacy from health and social care plan

The National Pharmacy Association chief executive Henry Gregg said it made “no sense whatsoever” to exclude pharmacies.

13 Jul 2026

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Pharmacy technician training to rise to Level 4 from late 2029 under GPhC plans

GPhC to 'phase' implementation of new standards in light of looming NHSE abolition

13 Jul 2026

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DSP superintendent warned over indemnity failure and RP log

Ex-superintendent warned he must ensure appropriate procedures are in place

13 Jul 2026

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CPE urges pharmacies to ‘action’ 194,000 unpaid and referred-back items worth £1.55m

Community Pharmacy England said the unpaid items equates to an average of £150 per pharmacy

10 Jul 2026

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GPhC warns pharmacist who supplied medicines to patients without prescriptions

Francis Xaverio Dondo sid he had “difficulty obtaining timely prescriptions from the primary care network hub".

10 Jul 2026

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