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Pharmacy2U acquires Care Quality Pharmacy

Care Quality Pharmacy offers prescription and NHS services to a variety of care home groups, extra care services and domiciliary care agencies.…

Published: 23 January 2026

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Concerns raised that pharmacists in Scotland may not be able to opt out of assisted dying process

Scottish shadow health secretary Sandesh Gulhane has expressed concerns that protections for Scottish pharmacists could be weakened without an opt-out model for the Assisted Dying (Terminally Ill Adults) Bill.…

Published: 22 January 2026

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Almost 90% of pharmacies report abuse from ineligible COVID-19 vaccination patients, survey reveals

The National Pharmacy Association survey of 450 pharmacies in England found that “at least half” of the average pharmacy's COVID-19 vaccination appointments were made by ineligible people.…

Published: 19 January 2026

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Disabling prescribing system alerts may have led to hospital paracetamol overdose

In response to a prevention of future deaths report, NHS England and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society have emphasised that prescribing system alerts should not replace clinicians' professional responsibility.…

Published: 5 January 2026

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Health news round-up: winter pressures, weight-loss resolutions and well being for the new year and beyond

A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed and what we can expect going into 2026.…

Published: 2 January 2026

Opinion

Top ten features of 2025

From the role of pharmacists in emergency departments to anticipating the antibody drugs that AI will create, our most popular features have covered a lot of ground in 2025.…

Published: 29 December 2025

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Flu cases rise as data predict ‘record high’ number of urgent repeat prescription requests

Experts have urged eligible patients to take up their offer of a free flu vaccine as cases rise across Great Britain.…

Published: 12 December 2025

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A patient’s sex may influence best choice of fracture medication, study finds

$A doctor points out a hip fracture on an x-ray$

Researchers found that males demonstrated an association between bisphosphonate use and risk of subsequent fracture, but females did not.…

Published: 10 December 2025

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One in six patients with severe frailty received a medication review in 2024/2025

The National Audit Office has called for NHS England to set out clear and consistent GP requirements that involve the proportion and frequency of assessments for patients living with frailty.…

Published: 8 December 2025

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Health news round-up: the year in health across England, Scotland and Wales

A weekly summary of important developments in health news, with summaries from each of the Welsh, Scottish and English chief medical officers’ annual reports.…

Published: 5 December 2025