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Pharmacies in East Midlands start trialling NHS-funded oesophageal cancer test

Patients with persistent heartburn or acid reflux have been tested by five pharmacies using the capsule sponge test EndoSign.

07 Aug 2026

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Patients allowed one hypertension check every five years as service spec updated

Off-site delivery of BP checking service capped at four days a year under new rules

07 Aug 2026

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DHSC issues eighth serious shortage protocol for Creon

The latest update, issued yesterday, extends the SSP, which was due to expire today, until Friday October 2, 2026.

07 Aug 2026

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‘Patients suffered harm’: GPhC strikes UK Meds superintendent from the register

Online superintendent pharmacist oversaw dangerous prescribing service, finds FtP committee

06 Aug 2026

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Pharmacist Support encourages people in pharmacy to take up fundraising challenge

The charity is encouraging people working in the pharmacy industry to walk 97 kilometres or complete 97,000 steps in September.

06 Aug 2026

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NPA and ITV survey reveals four in five pharmacy staff in England suffered racist abuse

The survey of 370 pharmacies last month revealed 35 per cent had been abused on “most days” and 40 per cent experienced physical abuse.

06 Aug 2026

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A record-breaking two million women prescribed HRT in 2025-26

NHS prescribing of HRT up more than double compared to 2020, finds BSA

05 Aug 2026

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Medicines supply issue notifications in first six months lower than previous years, DHSC claims

A Government report said manufacturing problems were most commonly reported to be the root cause of supply issues last year.

05 Aug 2026

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Warning for hospital pharmacist who viewed colleague’s medical records

FtP committee accepts pharmacists’ evidence that he did not share information accessed via medical records

04 Aug 2026

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Boots launches prescription order reminder text message service

Re-order prompts sent via text aimed at improving adherence, says chain

04 Aug 2026

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Patients prescribed dependency-forming medicines in England fell in last 10 years

The number of patients prescribed the medicines fell from 8.1 million in 2016-17 to seven million in 2025-26, according to the NHS Business Services Authority.

04 Aug 2026

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Plans for £7bn Boots takeover at risk amid ‘stand-off’ with potential buyers

Weston family offered a ‘lower number’ than Boots owners expected, according to reports

04 Aug 2026

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Lilly’s Mounjaro delivery scheme opens up to GPhC-registered pharmacies

Lilly Direct was previously available only to clinics without a registered pharmacy

03 Aug 2026

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Pharmacies in England deliver nearly 90,000 meningitis B vaccines in two weeks

NHS England said pharmacies administered 89,261 first doses as of Friday, July 31. The catch-up programme began on July 20.

03 Aug 2026

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Puberty blockers trial to proceed after legal challenge quashed

Pathways trial at KCL designed with ‘conspicuous care’ finds High Court judge

03 Aug 2026

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‘Serious failure’: Pharmacist warned over lack of buprenorphine patient checks

Failure to follow buprenorphine SOP ‘unacceptable’ says regulator

31 Jul 2026

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