LloydsPharmacy sells all of its community pharmacy branches Hallo Healthcare Group, the parent company of LloydsPharmacy, announced in a statement that 99% of its branches would remain open under different ownership.…
Community pharmacy network could cease to exist without funding overhaul, MPs warned Pharmacy representatives have warned a government inquiry into pharmacy that a lack of core funding will slowly erode community pharmacy businesses.…
PJ view: What are your ambitions for the future of pharmacy practice? The Pharmaceutical Journal wants to hear about your local ‘vision’ for the future of pharmacy and examples of forward-thinking services that could be replicated elsewhere.…
Pharmacy2U joins the Company Chemists’ Association In a statement, the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) said Pharmacy2U “is strongly aligned with the CCA's mission of enabling community pharmacy evolution”.…
Community pharmacy supervision does not mean overseeing ‘individual transactions’, pharmacy bodies determine The cross-sector group of seven pharmacy sector organisations says public, primary and secondary legislation should be updated to reflect its supervision recommendations.…
Pharmacy bodies write to government over ‘lack of engagement’ with sector in long-term workforce plan Leadership bodies have written to health minister Will Quince to ask for reassurance that "the entire pharmacy workforce" will be included in the government's NHS workforce plan.…
Everything you need to know about ‘hub-and-spoke’ dispensing A look at the government's controversial proposals that it claims will make community pharmacy in the UK more efficient.…
Number of pharmacists working in primary care networks has increased by a third over past year The number of full-time equivalent primary care network pharmacists in England has risen from 2,552 in 2021 to 3,294 in 2022.…
NHS to appoint community pharmacy leads for each integrated health system A total of 42 community pharmacy clinical lead posts will be created across England from April 2022.…
Nearly one in five pharmacist roles vacant in parts of England, report finds Exclusive: A survey has found a 9% full-time equivalent vacancy rate in community pharmacy across England.…
