National-pharmacy-association - Page 1 | Healthcare Management Magazine

Latest National Pharmacy Association

Pharmacies warn of service cuts within weeks without urgent funding action

By Liz Wells 18 February 2026

Thousands of pharmacies in England have written to the health secretary Wes Streeting to warn that they are being faced with ‘agonising decisions about what services to cut to their patients to kee...

BUSINESS RATES

Government excluding pharmacies from business rates support is 'an insult'

By Liz Wells 27 January 2026

The Government's decision to exclude pharmacies from business rates support is 'an insult', the National Pharmacy Association says.

BUSINESS RATES

Business rates rise will push pharmacies to 'brink of collapse'

By Liz Wells 15 January 2026

The rise in business rates will push many pharmacies to the 'brink of collapse’ if it goes ahead in April, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) warned chancellor Rachel Reeves.

OBESITY

MHRA urges public to avoid illegal online weight-loss medicines this New Year

By Liz Wells 02 January 2026

The MHRA is urging the public to make sure any weight-loss medicines they use are safe, effective and legitimate.

CLINICAL TRIALS

Partnership aims to widen participation in clinical research through community pharmacies

By Liz Wells 03 December 2025

The National Pharmacy Association and the Centre for Research Equity have launched a partnership to help independent community pharmacies across the UK recruit participants for clinical trials.

PHARMACIES

Deprived areas 'worst hit' by pharmacy closures

By Liz Wells 24 October 2025

Deprived council areas have been disproportionately impacted by pharmacy closures in the past three years, new research reveals.

PHARMACIES

Over half of independent pharmacies could close in next year without further support

By Liz Wells 27 August 2025

Up to 63% of independent pharmacies could close in the next year, with around 40% being unable to pay in full for the cost of prescription medication for patients, new surveys reveal.

NATIONAL PHARMACY ASSOCIATION

Pharmacies see surge in shoplifting

By Liz Wells 12 August 2025

More than 85% of pharmacies have seen a surge in shoplifting in the past year, a new survey reveals.

PHARMACY FIRST

'Turbocharging' Pharmacy First could reach 20 million patients a year

By Liz Wells 06 June 2025

Expanding the Pharmacy First service to include a wider range of conditions could allow pharmacies to treat 20 million patients a year, nearly five times higher than they currently do, new analysis...

PRIMARY CARE

Pharmacies warn of ongoing Creon shortages

By Liz Wells 02 June 2025

Pharmacies are warning that patients are skipping meals, rationing doses and travelling distances of more than 30 miles to get hold of the medication Creon due to ongoing shortages.

NATIONAL PHARMACY ASSOCIATION

Pharmacies set to limit services

By Liz Wells 18 March 2025

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) is advising its 6,000 member pharmacies in England to start the process of reducing opening hours and services from 1 April, if no new and sufficient funding...