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Author Topic: BOOTS chemists to shut  (Read 4202 times)

CLKD

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BOOTS chemists to shut
« on: July 23, 2024, 07:26:29 PM »
... across most of the country apparently  >:(.
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Taz2

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Re: BOOTS chemists to shut
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2024, 07:40:55 PM »
They announced it last year. 300 altogether over the next year.
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Re: BOOTS chemists to shut
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2024, 07:01:57 AM »
So again we are left without ........
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Re: BOOTS chemists to shut
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2024, 04:44:53 PM »
It's the American owners trying to stop the whole lot collapsing I believe. Whenever I actually go into our local Boots stores they are almost empty of customers. Sign of the times. Too much competition maybe?
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Re: BOOTS chemists to shut
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2024, 10:03:45 PM »
I read that in the business press at the weekend, hence my thread: I'm sure that I started another last year  ::) . Who would be in competition other than Lloyds  :-\.  Some supermarkets opened pharmacies to a point years ago but without a pharmacist they were unable to dispense. 

So much stuff bought on line too I suppose   ???
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Re: BOOTS chemists to shut
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2024, 10:00:34 PM »
So, do boots customers who get prescriptions there just change to another chemist?
Thanks.
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Taz2

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Re: BOOTS chemists to shut
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2024, 10:36:32 PM »
The branches being closed are ones that are in close proximity to another store so I guess they'll just transfer to the other one.

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CLKD

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Re: BOOTS chemists to shut
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2024, 07:45:07 AM »
Surely under Data Protection this should be done via the GP surgery?
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Re: BOOTS chemists to shut
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2024, 08:29:36 AM »
Not sure what you mean?  :-\
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Re: BOOTS chemists to shut
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2024, 08:56:24 AM »
Quote from: Dandelion on July 27, 2024, 10:00:34 PM
So, do boots customers who get prescriptions there just change to another chemist?
Thanks.
Yes just tell your surgery you want your prescription sent to a different pharmacy  :)
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jaypo

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Re: BOOTS chemists to shut
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2024, 08:57:29 AM »
I love Boots  :'( we have 3 pharmacies in our tiny town,I'd rather Lloyds went than Boots  :(
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Re: BOOTS chemists to shut
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2024, 10:31:15 AM »
Taz - BOOTS can't transfer patient data to another Chemist, surely ? 

I prefer Lloyds - don't have any choice in our town  :D
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Re: BOOTS chemists to shut
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2024, 10:37:05 AM »
I meant that the patient will decide where to have the medication request changed to. When the Sainsbury's pharmacies closed here we were given a choice when we next sent in a medication request.
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Re: BOOTS chemists to shut
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2024, 10:55:06 AM »
Tnx.   I think in general that there is a lack of pharmacists across the UK so Supermarkets had to close their outlets. 
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jaypo

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Re: BOOTS chemists to shut
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2024, 05:21:38 PM »
It was Lloyds I worked for,NOT good employers and they can't keep hold of pharmacists in poorer areas
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