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BMA and RCGP urge Government to postpone going live with GP Connect Update Record

GP Connect allows pharmacies to send consultation summaries to GPs on Pharmacy First, blood pressure check and pharmacy contraception.

17 Sep 2025

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Pharmacy students outperform AI

ChatGPT knows less about therapeutics than pharmacy students, suggests new research from the US.

05 Sep 2025

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Patients in UK put pharmacists before AI, says report

Despite the major Government push to digitise healthcare and integrate artificial intelligence into NHS services, UK patients are showing strong resistance to AI consultations and instead placing growing trust in community pharmacists, according to the latest STADA Health Report.

04 Sep 2025

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Pharmacies urged to prepare for telephone network migration

Pharmacy owners were warned the public switched telephone network (PSTN) will be decommissioned in January 2027.

18 Aug 2025

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NHS app prescription tracker used by nearly 400,000 people since launch, claims NHSE

National Pharmacy Association chief executive Henry Gregg said the service must be "rolled out equitably to all pharmacies".

11 Aug 2025

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June registration assessment results released after IT glitch

The GPhC has apologised to pharmacist trainees after “technical issues” delayed release of registration assessment results.

29 Jul 2025

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AI software will improve NHS app to direct patients to pharmacies by 2028

The My Choices option on the app will allow patients to find the nearest pharmacy and leave feedback on its services.

04 Jul 2025

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Pharmacy2U launches stock checker to help patients navigate drug shortages

P2U’s tool helps patients check a medicine’s availability when requesting NHS prescriptions online.

01 Jul 2025

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Boots dominates online searches for UK pharmacy sector

Boots gets 10 times more online searches each month than its nearest competitor

06 Jun 2025

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Pharmacist entrepreneurs claim consultation app can generate £30k a year

Pharmacist pair have secured six-figure backing for consultation platform

27 May 2025

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Patients to track repeat prescriptions ‘Amazon-style’ with NHS app update

New app function to be available from 6,500 pharmacies this time next year

23 May 2025

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Hub and spoke law change to take effect from October 1st

Expect to be able to send scripts to assembly hubs by October 29th, CPE tells pharmacies

30 Apr 2025

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Illegal websites posing as regulated pharmacies, warns coroner after overdose death

Coroner reports on benzodiazepine death of vulnerable 45-year-old man in Wales

28 Apr 2025

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Pharmacy IT supplier announces roll out of GP record access

Cegedim announces that GP Connect record access is now live

27 Mar 2025

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Alliance Healthcare announces patient-specific tote ordering system

Wholesaler announces new 'semi-automated' repeat dispensing offer

19 Mar 2025

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Warning for pharmacist who created fake social media profile

A pharmacist who received a police caution after making a fake profile has received an official warning

05 Mar 2025

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