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Scottish pharmacies receive emergency funding injection

Community Pharmacy Scotland says the money still isn't enough to cover medicines price increases.

01 Jun 2023 , 2 Min Article

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Rowlands boosts presence in Scotland with LloydsPharmacy purchases

Rowlands Pharmacy has acquired 30 LloydsPharmacy branches in Scotland.

24 May 2023 , 2 Min Article

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Independent buys two LloydsPharmacy branches in Scotland

Porter Pharmacy acquired LloydsPharmacy branches in Westhill Shopping Centre and Arnhall Business Park in Aberdeenshire.

20 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Antibiotics shortage in Scotland will be resolved next week

Community Pharmacy Scotland chief executive Harry McQuillan tried to reassure pharmacists

09 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy sold after shortage of pharmacists in Dundee

St Mary’s Pharmacy was acquired by Davidsons Chemist which owns more than 50 pharmacies in Scotland

17 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Scottish chain closes in on 51st branch and £60m in sales

Davidsons Chemists is expected to complete the purchase of St Mary’s Pharmacy in St Giles Terrace, Dundee.

01 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Scotland makes period history

Period history was made this week as Scotland became the first country to make menstruation products free for all.

19 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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PDA: Scottish NHS allowing multiples to close to patients

Patients may be victim of decision to allow pharmacies to close on Saturdays, warns PDA

14 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy figures will discuss drug-related deaths in Scotland next month

Catriona Matheson, who chairs the Ministerial Drug Death Task Force for Scotland, launched the Scottish Pharmacy Alliance.

06 Apr 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Scotland to increase MPharm student places by 40 per cent

The Scottish Government has outlined plans to expand the country’s pharmacist workforce.

15 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Sturgeon announces £3.4m funding for pharmacy technician apprenticeships

The Scottish Government is to fund 150 apprentices across pharmacy sectors from April.

10 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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MSP attacks 'protectionist' pharmacy application process after controversy

Three pharmaceutical companies allegedly used senior lawyers to stop an independent pharmacy opening.

23 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy support within GP practices gets £80m boost in Scotland

The money will bolster pharmacy's role in repeat prescriptions and medication reviews in practices.

11 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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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 , 1 Min Article

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Scottish contractors to be paid lower base rate for Pharmacy First

Base rate to drop by a fifth in January as activity funding pool set to increase.

09 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Interview: Alison Strath, Scotland's chief pharmaceutical officer

Workforce issues loom large in Strath's in-tray, she reveals in an exclusive interview.

22 Oct 2021 , 3 Min Article

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