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Commentary on regulation, market shifts and what they actually mean for UK pharmacy and private healthcare. Signal, not noise.

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Market trends · Featured

How big is the UK medicinal cannabis market in 2026?

The UK medicinal cannabis market in 2026: patient growth, the pharmacy dispensing bottleneck, the regulators circling and where the margin actually sits.

23 Feb 202611 min readRead further →

Should your pharmacy offer the new NHS prescribing service?

27 Aug 202614 min read

Is the 10% pharmacy funding uplift enough?

23 Aug 202612 min read

How do business rates work for pharmacies in 2026?

4 Aug 202615 min read

What are the five new Pharmacy First prescribing pathways?

3 Aug 202613 min read

Which NHS pharmacy services actually pay in 2026?

1 Aug 202614 min read

What does the Wegovy pill mean for pharmacy?

1 Aug 202616 min read

Private services

Why are online pharmacies classed as high-risk merchants?

1 Aug 202617 min read

What is coming for UK pharmacy in 2027?

31 Jul 202617 min read

Who is buying UK online pharmacies, and why?

24 Jul 202614 min read

Is the weight management boom sustainable for pharmacy?

22 Jul 202614 min read

What do the latest GPhC enforcement actions mean for online pharmacies?

20 Jul 202613 min read

Should pharmacies offer buy now, pay later on medicines?

19 Jul 202615 min read

Why do most pharmacy websites fail?

6 Jul 202613 min read

Can pharmacies prescribe weight-loss injections on the NHS?

3 Jul 202612 min read

What does the 2026/27 pharmacy contract actually pay?

3 Jul 202612 min read

Why are online ADHD services under scrutiny in 2026?

30 Jun 202610 min read

What will the community pharmacy reform programme change?

18 Jun 202613 min read

Private services

Are private services now carrying community pharmacy?

16 Jun 202612 min read

Does your pharmacy really need a brand?

12 Jun 202616 min read

What is the Pharmacy Access Scheme, and what changes in 2027/28?

7 Jun 202613 min read

Is Pharmacy First working two years on?

5 Jun 202614 min read

What gets pharmacists struck off in 2026?

20 May 202613 min read

What happens when patients come off GLP-1s?

16 May 202614 min read

How many UK pharmacies are closing, and where?

12 May 202613 min read

Does hub and spoke dispensing pay for online pharmacies?

9 May 202616 min read

Who fixes the medicines supply chain?

22 Apr 202613 min read

Why are medicines shortages getting worse, and what can pharmacies actually do?

12 Apr 202613 min read

How big is the UK TRT boom?

5 Apr 202611 min read

What will the ACMD medicinal cannabis review change?

26 Mar 202613 min read

What do the multiples' sell-offs mean for independents?

23 Mar 202613 min read

Why should pharmacies beware offshore payment brokers?

8 Mar 202615 min read

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