100 jobs to be created as medical services company expands

A company that supplies GP practices with pharmacists has announced plans to create 100 jobs to meet demand as the NHS seeks more flexible ways to support patients.

Bradford-based Prescribing Support Services (PSS), which recently moved into a new office in Shipley, provides a fully managed pharmacist-led service which supports practices with a cost-effective way to help meet patient workloads and manage medicine related activity.

Established in 2000 it has worked with CCGs and practices to implement an evidence-based approach to achieving the best outcomes from the investment in medicines.

Mo Nazir, CEO at Prescribing Support Services, said: “We have grown tenfold in recent years and now support 250 GP practices around the UK. Our model allows GPs to use our pharmacists to provide flexible patient support and manage the medicine service. We support a more flexible and efficient patient-focused service.

“We have significant growth plans and believe this business can grow tenfold again in the coming years. Hentons support us on this journey with accountancy and tax planning support that has helped to free up cash that fuels our expansion.”

PSS is the largest employer of primary care pharmacists in the UK and currently employs 150 in a mixture of directly employed and contract roles.

Hentons operates a large specialist medical team that supports hundreds of GPs and associated businesses.

Simon Gray, partner at Hentons, said: “PSS is a real innovator in its sector. The NHS is looking for ways to work more flexibly and efficiently, and PSS has created a patient-focused model that meets this requirement.”