Supporting Community Pharmacies at Every Step

The voice of independent community pharmacy across the UK. Delivering powerful advocacy, expert advice and trusted insurance solutions for generations of pharmacists.

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Your Partner in Pharmacy Success

Specialist insurance, powerful advocacy, expert operational support and accredited learning — built around the real needs of independent pharmacists across the UK.

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Unlock expert support, powerful advocacy and exclusive member benefits designed to help your business thrive.

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Insurance

Join 60% of UK community pharmacies who trust NPA Insurance for specialist, industry-leading cover that protects your pharmacy and grows with your business.

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Learning & Development

Expert-led training and professional development programmes designed to strengthen your team and support your pharmacy’s growth.

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Championing Community Pharmacy

As the UK’s voice for independent community pharmacy, the NPA provides strong representation, specialist advice and hands-on support for pharmacy businesses.

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Meet our Board and Expert Teams

Find out more about the NPA Board, our dedicated NPA team, and our specialist NPA Insurance team — all working together to support you with expert guidance, trusted services and sector-leading expertise.

NPA Board

Find out more about the NPA Board members: Front line pharmacists representing large and small pharmacy groups across all nations and regions of the UK.

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NPA Team

From expert pharmacists to in house legal advice, meet the dedicated team of specialists working every day to support our members across the UK.

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NPA Insurance team

Meet our specialist, in-house insurance team. Our team of expert lawyers on site to support pharmacies and in house underwriters to ensure we cover the full range of NHS and private services, your pharmacy and more.

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Latest NPA News

03 Jun 2026

Elderly support: National Pharmacy Association responds to PAC report

We're pleased the committee recognises that using pharmacists to help frail and elderly patients manage what can often be a complicated and bewildering medicines regime is part of the solution to this issue.

Elderly support: National Pharmacy Association responds to PAC report - Read more

29 May 2026

National Pharmacy Association responds to pharmacy funding announcement 2026/27

The National Pharmacy Association is calling for urgent talks with the new Secretary of State for Health to take action on an NHS pharmacy contract that is 'broken beyond repair and not fit for purpose'.

National Pharmacy Association responds to pharmacy funding announcement 2026/27 - Read more

22 May 2026

Pharmacies warn of future disease outbreaks due to an 'outdated’ vaccine programme for school children

Pharmacies have warned that the UK will see more outbreaks of preventable diseases without urgent action to reform an 'outdated’ childhood vaccination programme for school age children.

Pharmacies warn of future disease outbreaks due to an 'outdated’ vaccine programme for school children - Read more

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