NO DEAL WITH FALSE HOPES: TIME TO STAND UP! Independent Pharmacy Contractors Network is standing firm: Community Pharmacy England negotiation committee must not agree to any deal based on empty promises that things will improve next year. Next year’s deal will be a three-year contract, we cannot afford another bad

Pharmacy Contractors and Independent Pharmacy Contractors Network have you emailed your MP yet? Would you stand by while someone picks your pocket, taking what’s rightfully yours? No? Then why stay silent as our profession is stripped of what it deserves? This is not the time for half measures, we must

My quote in the The Telegraph about the sales of pharmacy chain Boots Alliance to a private equity firm. The current state of community #pharmacy #NHS funding is dire & if it continues, the new buyers may choose to shut down unprofitable Boots locations. shorturl.at/x9HXO

BIG NEWS: NHS England to be Abolished: What Does This Mean for Community Pharmacy? Keir Starmer has announced plans to abolish NHS England to "cut bureaucracy" and bring the NHS "back into democratic control." For community pharmacies, this raises serious questions. Since 2012,

Independent pharmacy owners, this is for you. Running an independent pharmacy has never been easy, but in recent years, the challenges have escalated beyond belief. linkedin.com/posts/ipcnetwo…

Community Pharmacy Funding: Falling Behind Inflation & Wage Increases Since 2019, community pharmacy funding in England has been frozen at £2.592 billion per year. But what if funding had kept pace with inflation and the rising National Minimum Wage (NMW)? The Reality: If

Reasons are obvious: Review will clearly state that sector is underfunded, it is in the best interest of Community Pharmacy England & Department of Health and Social Care to keep this review hidden as long as possible in order to prevent wider audiences and contractors learning how underfunded the community

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release 2 April 2025 Independent Pharmacy Contractors Network Independent Pharmacy Contractors Network (IPCN) Announces Incorporation as a Cooperative. The Independent Pharmacy Contractors Network (IPCN) is proud to announce that, following years of organic growth and

Introducing Independent Pharmacy Contractors Network a cooperative built by pharmacy contractors, for pharmacy contractors. We are the Independent Pharmacy Contractors Network, a group of small, independent pharmacy owners, most of us single-branch owner-operators, who have come together with one simple

Autism Acceptance Week This week holds deep meaning for us at Healthy-U Pharmacy. We’ve had the privilege of working alongside the incredible support staff at St John’s College to help students with learning disabilities, including autism, take their first steps towards a career

Pharmacy celebrates autistic young person on dispensary placement from St. John's College ow.ly/qI8h50VBuZm C+D chats to pharmacy owner Derviş Gürol MPharm PG Dip (Law) on how his pharmacy is helping an autistic person become a qualified dispenser #Pharmacy