Independent pharmacy

Government bill could enable hub-and-spoke dispensing between separate pharmacies

Legislation paving the way towards allowing legally separate pharmacies to set up shared hub-and-spoke dispensing services has been presented to Parliament.…

Independents: services central to the future

Independent community pharmacies are focusing on services as a way of surviving the financial turmoil.…

Community pharmacy: experiencing severe turbulence

The warning lights are flashing, but 2019 could mark a turning point.…

Measuring the market

There has been a slight contraction in the community pharmacy market in Great Britain since 2016, with small multiples winning out over large multiples and independent pharmacies…

PDA progresses compensation claim for those affected by Well Pharmacy data breach

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association is gathering information to progress a compensation claim for those of its members affected by the data breach at Well Pharmacy.…

PSNC analysis finds 233 pharmacies have closed in two years

Some 233 community pharmacies have closed in England since the government funding cuts were introduced in October 2016, according to figures seen exclusively by The Pharmaceutical Journal.…

Why small community pharmacies are at risk and how we can save them

Independent pharmacies need a new kind of contract if they are to survive the threat from funding cuts and wholesaler market control, says the Pharmacists’ Defence Association’s head of policy, Alima Batchelor.…

Judicial review of community pharmacy cuts ‘not relevant’, says PSNC chief

Community pharmacy’s chief negotiator has promised a more “collaborative” approach to talks with the government, adding that the ongoing appeal at the High Court would not affect his approach to negotiations.…

‘We need to move on and get the best deal for community pharmacy’

Simon Dukes, chief executive of the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, on how he is going to negotiate a new deal for community pharmacy.…

John Nuttall: You might say ‘close stores’, but we like to play the long game

Chief executive of Well Pharmacy, the third largest pharmacy chain in the UK, discusses the independent multiple’s strong position despite cuts to community pharmacy funding and how the business is preparing for online competition.…