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Burnham leaves door open to supporting struggling pharmacies with business rates

Andy Burnham may support pharmacies with tax cuts to help them cope with wage increases if he becomes prime minister.

06 Jul 2026

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NPA: Labour must ‘explicitly account’ for wage rises during funding settlements

The National Pharmacy Association said the national living wage “added to existing financial pressures” for 90 per cent of independents.

02 Jul 2026

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Pharmacy support staff at Lincolnshire Co-op awarded 6% pay uplift

Usdaw-represented staff at cooperative to get at least 77p extra per hour

01 May 2025

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Health workers ‘grateful’ for Reeves budget says community pharmacist MP

Increased NHS spend could help reverse decline of pharmacies, suggests Sadik Al-Hassan.

05 Nov 2024

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Budget 2024: Living wage to rise by another 6.7 per cent, confirms Reeves

Living wage to rise to £12.21 from April, Labour announces

30 Oct 2024

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Living wage hike could lead to pharmacy lay-offs, NPA warns Government

NPA issues dire warning to policymakers over 'unfunded' NLW hike from April.

28 Mar 2024

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Insight: Giving staff a decent pay rise will hit us hard

The cost of living crisis is hitting pharmacy team members, a contractor writes.

22 Apr 2022

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Budget 2021: Minimum wage increase threatens England's pharmacies

Pharmacies will have to invest less in services to pay for increase, AIMp warns.

28 Oct 2021

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