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Expand pharmacy capabilities to ease pressure on GPs, thinktanks say

Local pharmacies in England should be able to diagnose and treat a wider range of conditions to ease pressure on GPs, think tanks have suggested. However, there are “significant” barriers to making this a reality, including a lack of investment. ...

19 Sept 2023 at 11:48

Concern as medicine supply issues ‘on the rise’

Patients are being forced to play “pharmacy bingo” – travelling from shop to shop to find their treatments – amid a rise in medicine supply shortages, experts have warned. Health leaders said that some patients are even being forced to “ration” ...

09 May 2024 at 15:06

Local News

Tipperary pharmacist in the running for prestigious Irish Pharmacy Award

IPN has announced the Finalists for the Irish Pharmacy Awards 2024 with Caitriona Mackey, McCauley Pharmacy, Carrick on Suir, Tipperary in the running for the Alliance Community Pharmacy Technician of the Year. The Irish Pharmacy Awards ...

09 May 2024 at 11:33

Pharmacies pause action while they examine Government funding deal

Pharmacies across England have paused taking action such as cutting opening hours while they look at a new funding deal from the Government. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has promised to “rebuild community pharmacy” ...

31 Mar 2025 at 08:15

Risk to patient health from drug shortages is ‘distressing new normal’

The risk to patient health from medicine shortages is the “distressing new normal”, pharmacists have warned. A report from Community Pharmacy England, which represents more than 10,000 community pharmacies, said drug shortages are ...

30 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Pharmacists ‘using personal finances and remortgaging to keep businesses afloat’

Pharmacists are using their personal savings and remortgaging their homes to keep their businesses afloat, with experts warning financial struggles have left many in the sector “teetering on the brink”. It comes as a survey found ...

27 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Ireland

IT outage impacts two-thirds of GP practices in Northern Ireland

Around two thirds of GP practices in Northern Ireland have been impacted by a global IT outage. Practices which have been affected are being asked to revert to “established paper-based processes where necessary” and are ...

19 Jul 2024 at 17:36

Pharmacies urged to turn away abusive, racist or Islamophobic patients

Pharmacists and their teams have been urged to turn away patients who are being abusive, racist or Islamophobic. It comes after a poll found more than half of community pharmacy teams have felt unsafe amid riots across ...

12 Aug 2024 at 09:29

Bubble has burst for the pharmacy sector, say owners

The “bubble has burst” for the pharmacy sector, owners have warned, after they voted in favour of action which could see hours reduced and some services withdrawn. About 3,400 independent community pharmacies in ...

14 Nov 2024 at 16:50

Pharmacies could cut hours or close as a result of Budget measures, leaders warn

Pharmacies could be forced to cut their opening hours or close completely if they are not shielded from the tax hikes and increased national living wage announced in the Budget, leaders from the sector have ...

29 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Toddlers to be offered free flu spray in pharmacies for the first time

Toddlers will be able to get the free NHS nasal flu spray in pharmacies for the first time under plans to increase uptake. Traditionally the spray was given to two and three-year-olds at their local GP ...

24 Sept 2025 at 00:01

Pharmacies report widespread shortages of aspirin

Pharmacies are reporting widespread shortages of aspirin, which is needed to prevent stroke and heart attacks in some people. The Government recently added aspirin to its export ban list to protect ...

23 Jan 2026 at 08:52

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