The Pharmacy Guild And Its Efforts To Preserve Their Profits Are The Reason You Can't Have Great And Useful Services Like This! Not Technology...

This appeared last week:Boots launches free online NHS repeat prescription serviceBoots has developed a free online NHS repeat prescription service, in partnership with NHS Digital and NHS England.Hanna Crouch – 12 June 2019Launched in May, the service is available through the Boots app and the company’s website.It uses technology from Wiggly-Amps Limited, a company which was acquired by Boots in January, and allows customers to directly order their repeat prescription from their GP record and have it sent to Boots for dispensing.It gives patients the convenience of ordering repeat prescriptions from their mobiles, arranging collection from a store or having it delivered to their home for free​​​​​​​.Richard Bradley, pharmacy director at Boots UK, added: “Digital Healthcare is in tegral to the NHS Long Term Plan. In ten years’ time, I think pharmacy services at Boots will be almost unrecognisable; pharmacists will spend less time dispensing and more time offering clinical services.More... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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