Union for Boots pharmacists pledges support for members affected by closures The union that now represents Boots pharmacists has pledged to support its members who have been affected by the announced closures of 200 Boots stores in the UK by 2021.…
Boots to close 200 stores Boots is to close 200 stores during the next 18 months, its US parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced.…
Boots prescription pick-up lockers launch in three UK stores Patients collecting prescriptions ordered online from Boots can now do so using a locker system installed in three of its UK stores.…
John Nuttall to retire as chief executive of Well Pharmacy Well Pharmacy has announced that its chief executive, John Nuttall, will retire from the company in autumn 2019 after 17 years at the helm.…
Boots to scrap plastic bags from its stores Boots has announced it is scrapping plastic carrier bags from its stores and will instead use brown paper bags as standard.…
LloydsPharmacy’s parent company buys repeat prescription app LloydsPharmacy’s parent company, McKesson UK, has bought the online repeat prescription app ‘Echo’ — one of several pharmacy apps now on the NHS Digital app library.…
Malcolm Harrison: ‘Expect considerable pressure from staff shortages in the next 18 months’ Malcolm Harrison, lobbyist for the UK’s largest pharmacy chains, talks apprenticeships, branch closures and the digital challenge for pharmacy.…
Mark Bather named as managing director of Rowlands Pharmacy Mark Bather has been appointed as Rowland Pharmacy’s new managing director, after joining the company in December 2018 as retail operations director.…
Kenny Black to leave Rowlands Pharmacy after 20 years The managing director of Rowlands Pharmacy, Kenny Black, is to leave the company after 20 years to “pursue new career opportunities”.…
Fast-track lanes for prescriptions ordered using Boots app to be introduced in stores Patients will be fast-tracked and guaranteed to get their prescription within two minutes at some Boots stores, if they order repeat prescriptions using the company’s app or website, the company has announced.…