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July 26th 2023

Rural pharmacy services scrutinised in Parliament

“The presence of a pharmacy does not necessarily mean it is able to provide services as required by the local population.” That is one of the sentiments discussed by pharmacy experts in Parliament.  In an evaluation of the Gove

June 29th 2023

Boots to close 300 stores

12-month consolidation programme will centre on clusters Boots will close 300 stores in the UK and a further 150 Walgreens branches in the US over the next year, financial analysts were told this week by parent company Walgreens Boots  Alliance

June 14th 2023

All Sainsbury's Lloydspharmacies closed from today

237 branches closed Lloydspharmacy has confirmed that all 237 branches located in Sainsbury supermarkets will be closed from today. A statement names the closed branches. Patients requiring repeat prescriptions are advised to nominate another pharm

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June 8th 2023

Rural pharmacies' financial aid will continue until at least the end of 2023

Almost half of rural pharmacies quality for the support Government ministers have pledged to maintain the financial aid scheme that supports rural pharmacies until at least the end of this year. A new report Delivering for rural England highlights

May 15th 2023

Dispensing practices to miss out on concession price DND status

DDA estimates that losses per practice could run to £40,000 Dispensing practices are reminded that they cannot benefit from the discount not deducted status now to be applied to concession prices in England and Wales, following an update to th

May 3rd 2023

Amended pharmacy regs reduce 100 to 72 hour opening

Out of hours and Sunday opening unaffected Amended pharmacy regulations have come into effect, enabling 100-hour pharmacies to reduce their opening hours to a minimum of 72 hours per week. This amendment excludes reducing hours after 5pm and on Sun

April 14th 2023

Medicine supply issues highlighted in annual pharmacy pressures survey

Pharmacies report increased workload and patient aggression Medicines supply issues are prevalent in 92 per cent of pharmacies, a survey of the profession has found. The annual look at pressures in pharmacy found that daily supply issues had increa

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