Community pharmacies

Charity,

Pharmacy group raises over £320,000 for One Kind Act charity

Pyramid Pharmacy Group, which has 27 pharmacies, brought together local businesses and other community stakeholders.

09 Jul 2026

Business environment,

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

Medicines,

NPA: NHSE chair’s drone remarks fundamentally misunderstand pharmacy’s role

National Pharmacy Association chair Olivier Picard criticised Dr Penny Dash for saying “the overall majority” of medicines will be delivered by drones.

03 Jul 2026

Business,

Atorvastatin was most dispensed medicine in England in 2025-26

The statin is the most dispensed medicine since 2016-17, while 78 million items were dispensed in 2025-26.

04 Jun 2026

Regulations,

Lib Dem MP alleges some chains redirect patients to independents for loss-making drugs

Andrew George alleged some chains were falsely telling patients “those medicines are unavailable” but did not name any chains.

03 Jun 2026

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

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Pharmacy group raises over £320,000 for One Kind Act charity

Burnham leaves door open to supporting struggling pharmacies with business rates

NPA: NHSE chair’s drone remarks fundamentally misunderstand pharmacy’s role

Atorvastatin was most dispensed medicine in England in 2025-26

Lib Dem MP alleges some chains redirect patients to independents for loss-making drugs

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