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Allied Pharmacies has taken over the management of 60 Jhoots pharmacies across England, the multiple has announced.
In a statement published on 7 November 2025, Allied Pharmacies said that “while the majority of these locations are temporarily closed, we are fully committed to reinstating essential pharmacy services”.
“We recognise the fundamental role that community pharmacies play in supporting public health and wellbeing and understand the disruption caused by these closures, particularly for vulnerable groups who depend on local access to vital healthcare services,” it added.
“Our immediate priority is to resume pharmaceutical services as soon as possible for these sites.”
Jhoots has been the subject of multiple concerns in recent months, with reports of unexpected closures, poor service and allegations that locum staff have not been paid.
In October 2025, Sarbjit Jhooty, acquisitions director at Jhoots Pharmacy, exclusively told The Pharmaceutical Journal that he was selling and remortgaging stores in order to pay staff wages and rent.
The sell-off included disposing of “30 stores”, with Jhooty adding that he would sell more if necessary.
In the same month, prime minister Keir Starmer spoke about Jhoots in Parliament, saying that it was “simply unacceptable that customers and staff have been so badly let down”.
The chain has also faced enforcement action from the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Allied Pharmacies, which according to its website has more than 150 branches across England and Wales, will take over many stores in the south west of England, including Somerset and Wiltshire.
In a LinkedIn post on 10 September 2025, Sadik Al-Hassan, pharmacist and Labour MP for Somerset North, said that in September 2025, he had “raised with NHS England the idea of removing [Jhoots’] pharmacy contract”.
In addition, the Swindon Advertiser reported in September 2025 that more than 200 people had signed a petition “to demand urgent improvements” to the Jhoots pharmacy at Shaw Village Centre in Swindon, following “poor service”, as well as “unexpected closures, no pharmacists, empty shelves, medicines unavailable”.
The Jhoots branch in Swindon is one of the sites that has been taken over by Allied Pharmacies.
In its statement, Allied Pharmacies said that its takeover “highlights the broader challenges facing the community pharmacy sector”.
“While a variety of factors may have contributed to the difficulties at Jhoots pharmacies, systemic underfunding for almost a decade has placed immense strain on many operators. Without meaningful intervention at a national level, the collapse of other significant providers — as seen previously with Lloyds, and now Jhoots — could continue to affect patient care and the viability of community pharmacies nationwide.”
“We would also like to express our appreciation for the dedicated former Jhoots employees who have been impacted during this difficult period. Their commitment has not gone unnoticed,” the statement added.
“Allied Pharmacies will be taking steps to address outstanding salary arrears of employed staff as part of our efforts to support the workforce and rebuild trust. We would also encourage locum pharmacist contractors who have worked with any of these branches to contact the Jhoots administrators.”
A representative for Manjit Jhooty, who operates 21 Jhoots pharmacies under Jhoots Healthcare Limited and Pasab Limited, confirmed the takeover does not relate to any pharmacies owned by Manjit Jhooty.
