Four pharmacies closed per week in 2024, says National Pharmacy Association The National Pharmacy Association is urging the government to commence consultations on the 2025 ‘Community pharmacy contractual framework’ to prevent more closures.…
PJ view: There are still reasons to be optimistic about pharmacy in 2025, despite a challenging 2024 A turbulent 2024 has left the pharmacy profession with many uncertainties, but there are still opportunities to come in 2025.…
Seven in ten pharmacy owners are concerned financial pressures will affect patient safety this winter More than one-third of respondents to Community Pharmacy England’s winter pressures poll said they were concerned their pharmacy businesses may not survive the winter months.…
Online pharmacies to be inspected within six months of registration, says GPhC The target for first inspections of new bricks-and-mortar pharmacies will be extended to 12 months.…
More appeals to open pharmacies turned down in 2024 than in each of two previous years Exclusive: Out of the 103 appeals ruled on by NHS Resolution between October 2021 and September 2024, 60% were rejected.…
Boots pharmacy sales up 10% in fourth quarter of 2024 Boots UK attributes the sales increase to the launch of Pharmacy First, a record year for travel vaccinations and increasing demand for Boots Online Doctor.…
More than 12,000 pharmacies reported as ‘active’ in 2023/2024 after large numbers changed hands NHS Business Services Authority data also show an increase in dispensed prescription items in 2023/2024, up 3% on 2022/2023.…
Almost 14,000 temporary pharmacy closures reported across England in 2023, research finds North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board recorded the highest number of temporary closures (1,438) and hours lost (4,054).…
Pharmacy2U blocked from taking over LloydsDirect premises The application was refused on the basis that the appeals committee “could not be satisfied that there are procedures likely to secure safe and effective provision of essential services”.…
Residents lodge complaint with ICB after proposal to reopen a closed pharmacy is rejected Despite more than 900 signatures petitioning to keep it open, the former Boots on Southmead Road in Bristol closed in January 2024.…
