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Stephen Kinnock said contractors must meet their NHS Terms of Service "where a delivery company is a third party".
23 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article
A GPhC hearing last week said Tariq Boodho’s fitness-to-practise was not impaired after he met "regulatory and public interest concerns".
17 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article
The NHS Business Services Authority said 23,400,000 items were prescribed to 7,030,000 patients in the first financial quarter of 2025-26.
16 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article
A survey of 400 NPA members revealed patients’ health is being jeopardised by delays to drugs supply and inadequacies of The Medicines Act 1968.
The NHS Business Services Authority said 4.37 million patients in England were prescribed the medicines between April and June 2025.
15 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article
The number of prescriptions written by independent prescriber community optometrists and sent for dispensing in pharmacies is set to rise.
05 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article
The number of patients prescribed the medicines fell by 14 per cent, going from 8.1 million in 2016-17 to seven million in 2024-25.
31 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article
The most dispensed drug in 2024-25 was Atorvastatin with 73 million items, according to data from the NHS Business Services Authority.
05 Jun 2025 , 1 Min Article
Data points to a vast gap in prescription items between independents and multiples
13 May 2025 , 1 Min Article
Stephen James Fleck created 16 handwritten prescriptions by forging a doctor’s signature and falsified patient records to generate 43 prescription requests.
23 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article
The NHS Business Services Authority said patients would have spent £817 million in prescription charges without prescription prepayment certificates.
26 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article
Healthwatch Gloucestershire wants to know how closures and reduced staffing is making it difficult for patients to access services.
30 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said the survey’s findings showed “there is a clear need" to address the root causes of supply issues.
16 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article
NHS Business Services Authority said 7.1 million patients were prescribed the medicines, a 13 per cent decrease from 2015-16.
05 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article
The NHS Business Services Authority said 71 million items were prescribed in 2023-24.
08 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article
Coventry and Warwickshire integrated care board deciding to decommission the service having concluded it lacked value for money.
21 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article
