Lloyds Pharmacy is to axe all 237 outlets, inside Sainsbury's Supermarkets by the end of 2023. They say they're closing due to ''marketing conditions''.
Lloyds Pharmacy has said it will pull out of its 237 pharmacy sites within Sainsbury’s supermarkets.
The pharmacy chain said it has cut the services following a strategic review “in response to changing market conditions”.
LloydsPharmacy added that it is “exploring options” for each branch individual and will confirm exact closure plans on a “branch-by-branch” basis but expects to complete the process over the course of 2023.
It stressed that it is working with all colleagues impacted by the announcement but did not disclose how many workers would be affected.
Kevin Birch, chief executive officer of LloydsPharmacy, said: “This decision has not been an easy one and we understand that our patients and customers may have questions about how the change will affect them.
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As soon as there's more information, in regards to when they will close, dates etc, i will update.
- Pharmacy chain said it has cut services following 'changing market conditions'
- It's 'exploring options' and will confirm closure plans on 'branch-by-branch' basis
- LloydsPharmacy didn't disclose how many workers would be affected by closure
Lloyds Pharmacy has said it will pull out of its 237 pharmacy sites within Sainsbury’s supermarkets.
The pharmacy chain said it has cut the services following a strategic review “in response to changing market conditions”.
LloydsPharmacy added that it is “exploring options” for each branch individual and will confirm exact closure plans on a “branch-by-branch” basis but expects to complete the process over the course of 2023.
It stressed that it is working with all colleagues impacted by the announcement but did not disclose how many workers would be affected.
Kevin Birch, chief executive officer of LloydsPharmacy, said: “This decision has not been an easy one and we understand that our patients and customers may have questions about how the change will affect them.
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As soon as there's more information, in regards to when they will close, dates etc, i will update.
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sorted byThey deserve a pay rise if anybody does
Theyre private enterprises which dispense NHS and private RX’s.
They used to get money from the government just to be open but this stopped and the government wanted pharmacies to provide more of a service and take pressure off GP practices.
They probably should get more government support but many large chain branches are ran terribly and don’t claim money back for prescriptions when they should.
That’s why they provide other services like: flu jabs, medicines use review etc… and get paid for these.
unfortunately, in terms of scripts and claiming back many of the large chains don’t claim for all the medication they prescribe under the NHS, and they have a deadline to do this by. If they don’t claim they don’t get paid.
So if the the Lloyds staff in sainsburys were to strike they would be striking for more pay off Lloyds, the company who just made them redundant.
if it’s not sustainable to keep them on current pay I doubt they would keep the branches open and pay them more money.
in all honesty I know of large chains where huge chunks of staff wage budget is made up in paying locum staff. This is an huge industry issue too and puts so much strain on margins.
Our Sainsburys has become cr*p. They shut the Cafe, the deli is hardly ever open and now the pharmacy will close.
What is going on at Sainsburys ?
You would hope that Sainsburys would just bring the Lloyds pharmacies and staff into their own brand and remain open at the supermarkets but unfortunately it doesn’t sound like this will be the case.
The direction of travel is for pharmacies to do more - vaccinations, consultations and advice on minor ailments.
Our local pharmacy isn't a patch on the Sainsbury's one. It's only open a couple of hours each morning and afternoon in the week, only Saturday mornings, and I can't get my weekly shopping when I'm picking up a prescription. OK, that last one isn't the fault of the pharmacy, but it does highlight the benefits of having a pharmacy inside a supermarket.
Its another area of the NHS where its so underfunded.
Pharmacist, use your brain! go on strike, most other unions have eg: teachers, nurses, etc
Wonder if they can be bundled in with the Argos guys somehow? I don't mean buy a TV and pick up some strong painkillers, I mean like the small row of other branded retailers type you get at the back of the stores?