Government

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

Public health,

Local commissioning of pharmacy smoking cessation in England will improve, says LGA

The Local Government Association is hopeful after Labour committed £150 million annually to local councils for stop smoking services.

18 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

Public health,

NPA research will discover what patients think about community pharmacists prescribing

The National Pharmacy Association also wants to get a clearer picture of the challenges prescribing pharmacists face.

12 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,

Exclusive: NPA chair lifts the lid on crippling impact of increasing medicines prices

Olivier Picard revealed he loses over £4,000 a month on one medicine alone across the four pharmacies he owns.

30 Apr 2026

Medicines,

Pharmacies are paying 14-15 times more for medicines since start of the year

National Pharmacy Association chair Olivier Picard urged Labour “to put more money in the system to guarantee supply for patients”.

27 Apr 2026

Medicines,

Patients face continuing Parkinson’s disease drug shortages, warns charity

Parkinson’s UK said it is trying to ensure Labour “does all it can to solve supply problems”.

23 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

Education & training,

Petition calling for pharmacy access to NHS Learning Support Fund gathers momentum

Pharmacy student Zeenat Nosheen Akmal, who started the petition, said full access to the fund would ensure students are not financially disadvantaged.

02 Apr 2026

Public health,

Increased access to Wegovy is welcome but Labour can go further, say pharmacy bodies

NICE recommended that Wegovy is made available on the NHS to people with cardiovascular disease.

01 Apr 2026

Financial Management & Funding,

NPA: Community pharmacy investment gives NHS ‘better return than ARRS ever can’

National Pharmacy Association director of corporate affairs Gareth Jones was reacting to pay rises for ARRS staff.

31 Mar 2026

Public health,

Leeds City Council commissions pharmacy stop smoking PGD service

Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire told ICP varenicline and cytisinicline will be supplied under the PGD to improve access to treatments.

25 Mar 2026

Public health,

Pharmacists felt like an ‘afterthought’ which was ‘demoralising’, says Covid report

Baroness Heather Hallett said pharmacists were “not treated the same” as other health professionals.

20 Mar 2026

Financial Management & Funding,

Labour must give pharmacy network £52 million every month until 26-27 funding arrives

The NPA has written to health minister Stephen Kinnock to warn him pharmacies could close or be forced to cut services from April.

13 Mar 2026

Public health,

UKHSA research exposes parents’ misconceptions about antibiotic use

Over a third of parents mistakenly believe antibiotics are always needed when a child has an ear infection.

12 Mar 2026

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

Local commissioning of pharmacy smoking cessation in England will improve, says LGA

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

NPA research will discover what patients think about community pharmacists prescribing

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

Exclusive: NPA chair lifts the lid on crippling impact of increasing medicines prices

Pharmacies are paying 14-15 times more for medicines since start of the year

Patients face continuing Parkinson’s disease drug shortages, warns charity

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

Petition calling for pharmacy access to NHS Learning Support Fund gathers momentum

Increased access to Wegovy is welcome but Labour can go further, say pharmacy bodies

NPA: Community pharmacy investment gives NHS ‘better return than ARRS ever can’

Leeds City Council commissions pharmacy stop smoking PGD service

Pharmacists felt like an ‘afterthought’ which was ‘demoralising’, says Covid report

Labour must give pharmacy network £52 million every month until 26-27 funding arrives

UKHSA research exposes parents’ misconceptions about antibiotic use