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Locate a Locum: We have removed Allcures shifts while we investigate payment claims

Locums allege they are still waiting to be paid weeks after their shifts and some said they are considering legal action.

13 Jun 2025

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Locums threaten Allcures with legal action over allegations of unpaid shifts

Allcures Plc director Kirandeep Cheema said he was "urgently” looking into the cases and insisted "we greatly value our locum community".

09 Jun 2025

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PDA helping locums secure over £200k from a single ‘rogue’ employer

PDA expects another 'record-breaking' year for recovery of unpaid locum fees

02 Jun 2025

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‘Far fewer’ shifts available for locums as pay rates drop 10%

Locums tell PDA they're getting fewer shifts than they'd like

28 May 2025

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Fund an extra staff member with just 18 NHS consultations a week, advises LPC chief

LPC chief Shilpa Shah presents a breakdown of how services can aid recruitment efforts

14 May 2025

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Pharmacy support staff at Lincolnshire Co-op awarded 6% pay uplift

Usdaw-represented staff at cooperative to get at least 77p extra per hour

01 May 2025

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NHSE gives PCNs more ARRS money to recruit pharmacists in 2025-26

PCNs will have £66,972 to recruit a “clinical pharmacist” compared with £65,838 in 2024-25.

02 Apr 2025

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‘Non-negotiable’: Tesco pharmacy assistants given hypertension service targets

'All colleagues' must be able to show evidence of 'customer acquisition' for BP checks.

01 Apr 2025

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Locums locked into ‘unreasonable’ contracts while owed ‘thousands of pounds’

Locums trapped in uncertainty while awaiting long-overdue shift payments warns PDA.

21 Mar 2025

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Judge: Rowlands ‘failed to make adjustments’ for manager with multiple sclerosis

Judge finds Rowlands Pharmacy failed to make reasonable adjustments for pharmacy manager

24 Feb 2025

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Tribunal orders Day Lewis to pay out £19k to ex-pharmacy assistant

Former pharmacy assistant awarded £18,746 for injury to feelings and backdated sick pay

21 Feb 2025

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Skills4Pharmacy passes £1m in apprenticeship levy transfers

Apprenticeships can help bridge the pharmacy skills gap, says S4P.

19 Feb 2025

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‘I’m still owed for October’: Locums claim Jhoots is behind with shift payments

Locums across England say they are struggling with late payments by the chain

06 Feb 2025

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‘You get paid more stacking shelves’: Study finds pharmacy technicians feel undervalued

Satisfaction highest in general practice and lowest in community, researchers find

18 Nov 2024

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Proposal to merge Boots union with PDA ushered through in landslide vote

'Hundreds' of pharmacists to join PDAU in January as 96% of votes express support

12 Nov 2024

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NPA urges protection for pharmacies from any NI increase in the Budget

NPA says that any rise in NI without the support provided to other public service providers would be a “kick in the teeth” for pharmacies

29 Oct 2024

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