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Public health,

Government expands RSV vaccine programme

Adults aged 80 and over and residents in care homes in England will be offered a vaccination from April 1 this year.

02 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

NPA: Pharmacies are owed millions because of flawed Covid vaccine booking system

The National Pharmacy Association said nine in 10 pharmacies reported suffering verbal or physical intimidation from patients.

19 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

Business,

NPA tells chancellor to compromise on increase in pharmacies' business rates

The National Pharmacy Association has urged chancellor Rachel Reeves not to increase business rates for pharmacies.

12 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

CPE: There’s no national flu vaccine shortage but there are isolated cases

Community Pharmacy England chief executive Janet Morrison said pharmacies struggling to access vaccines was "dependent on location”.

15 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

Government must align pharmacies’ dispensing payments with wholesaler bills

National Pharmacy Association chair Olivier Picard wrote to health minister Stephen Kinnock this week.

12 Dec 2025 , 2 Min Article

Medicines,

Lords committee warned urgent generics investment needed to avoid shortages

Pharma bodies tell the Lords Public Services Committee the US-UK tariff deal should not be funded “by further pressure" on generic medicines.

09 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

Manjit Jhooty distances his pharmacies from his brother’s and rebrands

Manjit Jhooty has said he will rebrand the 21 pharmacies he owns under the Jhoots Pharmacies banner as JHL Pharmacy.

08 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

Integrated care,

Budget could be ‘turning point’ for pharmacy but only with proper support

Numark chair Harry McQuillan cautiously welcomed the Government’s budget.

27 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Contract,

CPE report urges policymakers to give pharmacy prominent role in NHS plan

Community Pharmacy England's report calls for community pharmacies to be "a cornerstone of neighbourhood health”.

26 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Vaccines group publishes proposals to improve supply chain

The Pharmacy Vaccinations Development Group said proprietary booking systems should be integrated with the national booking system.

25 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Policy,

APPG report calling for modernisation of pharmacy contract published today

The All-Party Pharmacy Group called on Labour to provide the sector with long-term funding and implement other recommendations.

20 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Contract,

CPE chief: We’ve had abuse and been threatened legally but we do ‘an amazing job’

Community Pharmacy England chief executive Janet Morrison defended the negotiator at Sigma Pharmaceuticals' conference.

11 Nov 2025 , 5 Min Article

Public health,

CPE committee member calls for national pharmacy deprescribing service

Sukhi Basra said pharmacists were already deprescribing “informally” and should be funded for it.

07 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Medicines,

Pharmacy bodies give evidence to Lords inquiry on medicines security

The Healthcare Distribution Association's Martin Sawer said “incentives” were weakening the supply chain's resilience.

06 Nov 2025 , 4 Min Article

Policy,

Pharmacy bodies tell Kinnock to close £2.6bn funding gap during meeting

The National Pharmacy Association, Company Chemists’ Association and Independent Pharmacies’ Association met Stephen Kinnock.

29 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

NHSE tells ICBs to increase pharmacies’ roles over next three years

Integrated care boards were urged to “embed pharmacy-first approaches” so local commissioning talks “utilise pharmacy capacity”.

28 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Government expands RSV vaccine programme

NPA: Pharmacies are owed millions because of flawed Covid vaccine booking system

NPA tells chancellor to compromise on increase in pharmacies' business rates

CPE: There’s no national flu vaccine shortage but there are isolated cases

Government must align pharmacies’ dispensing payments with wholesaler bills

Lords committee warned urgent generics investment needed to avoid shortages

Manjit Jhooty distances his pharmacies from his brother’s and rebrands

Budget could be ‘turning point’ for pharmacy but only with proper support

CPE report urges policymakers to give pharmacy prominent role in NHS plan

Vaccines group publishes proposals to improve supply chain

APPG report calling for modernisation of pharmacy contract published today

CPE chief: We’ve had abuse and been threatened legally but we do ‘an amazing job’

CPE committee member calls for national pharmacy deprescribing service

Pharmacy bodies give evidence to Lords inquiry on medicines security

Pharmacy bodies tell Kinnock to close £2.6bn funding gap during meeting

NHSE tells ICBs to increase pharmacies’ roles over next three years