Community pharmacies

Labour warns pharmacies will break the law if they refuse to dispense loss-making drugs

The Department of Health and Social Care told ICP that dispensing at a loss was “not a valid reason for refusing to dispense".

22 May 2026

Marie Curie urges pharmacies in Northern Ireland to sign up to Daffodil Standards

The standards aim to improve the care pharmacies provide for patients approaching the end of their lives and the bereaved.

21 May 2026

Regulations,

NPA and IPA assess pharmacies’ legal position if they stop dispensing loss-making drugs

NPA chairman Olivier Picard said it was uncertain if pharmacies would lose their NHS contracts.

20 May 2026

Public health,

NPA chair presses JCVI for urgent meningitis vaccine clarity after student's death

Olivier Picard urged the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to say if teenagers and young adults will be vaccinated.

15 May 2026

Policy,

Winners in local and devolved elections must work in partnership with pharmacy

Numark chairman Harry McQuillan said he is looking forward to “new ideas and perspectives” on pharmacy from election winners.

11 May 2026

Integrated care,

Uncertainty with GP and pharmacy contracts a concern, says ICB chief pharmacist

Ewan Maule, director of medicines and pharmacy at North-East and North Cumbria ICB, said the GP contract was "vague".

11 May 2026

Medicines,

Manufacturers should reimburse pharmacies for medicines recalls, says NPA chief

National Pharmacy Association chief executive Henry Gregg said drug recalls are "deeply frustrating for pharmacies".

29 Apr 2026

Public health,

Labour pledges to commission pharmacies to provide catch-up HPV vaccines

NPA chief executive Henry Gregg urged Labour to commission pharmacies “to take part in all national vaccination campaigns”.

20 Apr 2026

Integrated care,

Very few people with pharmacy expertise in ICBs increases queries for LPCs

Community Pharmacy Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire chief officer Nick Hunter believes LPCs are getting more queries.

16 Apr 2026

Public health,

Pharmacies in Wales carried out record number of common health consultations

Pharmacies provided 462,000 consultations as part of the Common Ailments Service between April 2024 and March 2025.

16 Mar 2026

Business environment,

Pharmacies listed with Healthera to deliver OTC medicines via Uber Eats app

Pharmacies in London, Manchester, Bolton, Lancaster, Newcastle and Bolton will deliver products through the app this month.

16 Dec 2025

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

Policy,

BMA will hold ballot to decide whether to proceed with pharmacy-related measures

The British Medical Association will ballot members on measures such as reallocating Pharmacy First funding to general practice.

19 Nov 2025

Business environment,

Large-scale automated dispensing hub opened to independent pharmacies today

HubRx, which operates hub, said it will dispense over 12 million items for independents every year.

29 Oct 2025

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

Public health,

CPE urges NHS England to compensate pharmacies for Covid jabs chaos

NHS England's decision to change the criteria increased the pressure on already besieged pharmacies.

15 Oct 2025

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Labour warns pharmacies will break the law if they refuse to dispense loss-making drugs

Marie Curie urges pharmacies in Northern Ireland to sign up to Daffodil Standards

NPA and IPA assess pharmacies’ legal position if they stop dispensing loss-making drugs

NPA chair presses JCVI for urgent meningitis vaccine clarity after student's death

Winners in local and devolved elections must work in partnership with pharmacy

Uncertainty with GP and pharmacy contracts a concern, says ICB chief pharmacist

Manufacturers should reimburse pharmacies for medicines recalls, says NPA chief

Labour pledges to commission pharmacies to provide catch-up HPV vaccines

Very few people with pharmacy expertise in ICBs increases queries for LPCs

Pharmacies in Wales carried out record number of common health consultations

Pharmacies listed with Healthera to deliver OTC medicines via Uber Eats app

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

BMA will hold ballot to decide whether to proceed with pharmacy-related measures

Large-scale automated dispensing hub opened to independent pharmacies today

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

CPE urges NHS England to compensate pharmacies for Covid jabs chaos