Pharmacy gives right medicine for job creation

JOBS have been created following the launch of a new medical centre pharmacy.

Five new posts for pharmacy technicians have been created by Chestnut Pharmacy, which has opened at Carcroft Medical Centre, Doncaster, after gaining backing from Yorkshire Bank’s Doncaster Financial Solutions Centre under its Investing for Growth initiative.

Three of the newly-appointed pharmacy technicians at Chestnut Pharmacy, which anticipates a six-figure turnover in its first-year’s trading, are qualified NVQ2 pharmacy technicians, and two more are being trained to that level.

Chestnut Pharmacy superintendent pharmacist, Osman Ali, who has founded the pharmacy with GPs from the medical centre that the pharmacy is located in, said: “A greater volume and range of medicines are being prescribed by GPs for a range of ailments.

“Chestnut Pharmacy is part of a trend of making primary medical care easier for patients who now do not have to wait, or travel, to get their prescriptions.

“Sick people deserve first-rate medical attention, and we can now provide a prescription collection and delivery service for the elderly and house-bound patients.”

David Haslehurst, business partner at Yorkshire Bank’s Doncaster FSC, said: “Primary healthcare is incredibly important, and we are pleased to be backing Osman Ali and his team with a venture that will support healthcare for people in this part of Doncaster.”