Costanza Potter

The pharmacy negotiator has asked pharmacy owners to help shape “negotiating priorities” for the 2026/27 contract.

The government has announced a new programme backed by “up to” £85 million to pilot “new ways” of tackling obesity such as pharmacy weight management services.

A charity has called on the government to stop pharmacies from being allowed to sell plastic-based wet wipes despite a planned ban across the country.

Knights Pharmacy will expand its premises numbers by around 50% thanks to its acquisition of 24 pharmacy branches from Avicenna Retail, it has been revealed.

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Community pharmacies will be able to deliver flu vaccinations to children aged two to three under a “one-season trial” of a new service from October, the negotiator has revealed.

The pharmacy negotiator has revealed that the fees for delivery of flu vaccinations in 2025/26 have not yet been decided by ministers.

Knights Pharmacy will acquire pharmacy branches from Avicenna Retail thanks to an eight-figure funding package from HSBC, the bank has announced.

A pharmacist with autism and “a history of anxiety and depression” has been awarded a five-figure payment at an employment tribunal, the PDA has revealed.

The government has announced that the first 42 of its new “neighbourhood health services” - staffed by teams including pharmacists - will be rolled out from September.