I should start by saying that I am a fan of AI. I remember having to collate a lot of PDF documents, with lots of numbers on them, into an excel spreadsheet. I put it off as long as I could and the allocated half a day to the very boring task. Then I had …
It is now over a year since the ban on new NHS Distance Selling Pharmacy (“DSP”) applications came into force. In the 3 weeks notice period that was given we were instructed on almost 70 new applications and in the following months acted on an additional 30 or so applications where applicants had submitted their …
Whilst the second half of 2025 was dominated by the very large number of distance selling pharmacy applications that we have been instructed on (and are still working on), we have also been working on some standard bricks and mortar pharmacy applications too and are delighted to announce a great start to the year with …
In a previous post we updated that we had so far secured 2 out of 3 application for our client based in Newcastle. We have now received confirmation that the 3rd application has been approved at appeal. These cases were all hard fought, with 25 different applications being made by various different people across the …
Our latest success story is for a client we have secured multiple new pharmacy contracts for in Cornwall. In this case it was St Austell, where 2 Boots pharmacies had closed and the remaining pharmacies were clearly under a lot of pressure. Despite the ICB initially refusing the application, we prepared an extensive report to …
In May of this year I wrote that, “A new pharmacy being approved in London is a fairly rare thing as the nation’s capital tends to be over supplied with pharmacies” after we received approval for our client to open a new pharmacy at Harford Health Centre. In fact our client had two pharmacies, both …
After the closure of a busy Boots pharmacy on Chillingham Road in Newcastle, the NHS received 8 different applications from various parties who were all seeking to re-open a pharmacy around the location of the old Boots store. The ICB refused all 8 applications despite the local council and patients campaigning for a new pharmacy. …
After 20 years of permitting NHS pharmacies to open as “distance selling” pharmacies in England without having to show any need for the pharmacy, the NHS has decided to close this option to new entrants from 23 June 2025 and no new application will be considered after that date. It is important to note that …
A new pharmacy being approved in London is a fairly rare thing as the nation’s capital tends to be over supplied with pharmacies. This case was a little different from our normal work as Rushport was first instructed on this application back in 2019. Our client was operating a pharmacy at Harford Health Centre, but …
The city of Newcastle has been one of the areas hardest hit by the closure of Boots and Lloyds pharmacies in the last couple of years. We are acting in multiple applications across the city and Kenton is the first one to receive a decision. A total of 9 applications were submitted by various parties, …