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Boots CEO Ornella Barra to retire and take on 'less operational role'

Longstanding Boots executive to take on 'a less operational role'

27 Jan 2026

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Pharmacies worse off despite contract uplift, ‘uncompromising’ CPE letter warns

Funding uplift 'swallowed up' by wage hikes and other cost rises, CPE tells Kinnock

23 Jan 2026

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Care home dispenser acquired by Pharmacy2U

Care Quality Pharmacy bought in landmark deal for the distance dispenser

23 Jan 2026

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Boots launches centralised dispensing for 150 stores

Basingstoke dispensing hub launched after successful pilot, says multiple

19 Jan 2026

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System ‘trying to catch people out’ with Pharmacy First claim window

Pharmacies 'don't even realise they're missing money' says NPA chair

16 Jan 2026

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Missed payments: How the sale of Remedi Solutions floundered

Sale of care home DSP struggled before new buyer stepped in

15 Jan 2026

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Sale values rising as corporate divestments slow, says pharmacy broker

Christie & Co handled pharmacies with total value of £869m in 2025

15 Jan 2026

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Two Jhoots-related companies enter administration – one owing £11m

Administrators' report reveals scale of SNJ Health's indebtedness

12 Jan 2026

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Pharmacy2U incurs pre-tax losses of £5.7m despite 68% revenue hike

The UK's largest online pharmacy publishes its annual accounts

08 Jan 2026

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Allied Pharmacies parent back in the black in latest accounts

Sharief Group says 'expanded scale' is making Allied Pharmacies 'more resilient'

07 Jan 2026

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Another 68 Jhoots branches acquired by Allied Pharmacies

Lloyds Bank submitted a high court application on Monday to appoint an administrator for Jhoots Chemist, trading as Jhoots Pharmacy.

02 Jan 2026

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Care home DSP grows items 40,000% amid takeover by AI firm

Universal Pharmacy's items fell to just 72 before climbing back up to 29k, say its new owners

12 Dec 2025

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High street health businesses trying to build ‘savings buffer’ finds Barclays

Smaller providers have been cautious - but still open to investing, bank's survey suggests

11 Dec 2025

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Well unveils redesigned concept store in Holland & Barrett partnership

Multiple announces launch of 'Pharmacy of the Future' in wellness partnership

10 Dec 2025

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Manjit Jhooty distances his pharmacies from his brother’s and rebrands

Manjit Jhooty has said he will rebrand the 21 pharmacies he owns under the Jhoots Pharmacies banner as JHL Pharmacy.

08 Dec 2025

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Artificial intelligence firm pays £45k for insolvent care home DSP

MedPal AI announces the purchase of Universal Pharmacy out of administration

17 Nov 2025

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