Pharmacy Development

Pharmacy Development

Working with our pharmacy services provider partner Medichem we specialise in incorporating pharmacies within exisiting medical centres. MGI have assisted the Medichem Group of Pharmacies in incorporating pharmacies into five medical centres in Yorkshire. This new portfolio is now worth in excess of £10 million between them and thier GP partners.

Incorporating a pharmacy
within your doctors surgery

We fund the entire project from planning to completion and can purchase exisiting contracts if necessary. The GP’s need not contribute any capital but will be awarded portion of the net profits. This could be between £40,000 – £100,000 per annum assuming a minimum list of 7000 patients. We also support Medichem’s online pharmacy service for use within GP practices where a new contract cannot be gained.

SITE SELECTION

The location of a profitable pharmacy is extremely important. MGI are experts in choosing the right location where pharmacy contracts can be awarded or existing contracts can be purchased. In the past MGI have successfully identified GP practices that matched Medichems values of excellent patient care innovation and a desire to grow.We are pleased to announce all these have turned into profitable long term relationships with many of the surgeries further collaborating with Medichem over e-health and their FI-STAR project.

APPRAISAL OF OTHER HEALTHCARE TENANTS

The very nature of healthcare involves multi-disciplinary teams working in union to provide the very best in patient care. MGI provide Medichem and other Health Centre partners with extensive contacts to other providers whilst assessing the patient benefits these service may offer at that particular location.

MANAGEMENT OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BUILD/EXTENSION

In most cases a Pharmacy of Health centre will need to be constructed in order to meet the needs of the patients. MGI can manage this whole process in a way that takes the stress away from the surgery allowing them to continue to function at their optimum level, even whilst works commence. The construction programme can be strategically planned so that any disruptive works are undertaken outside the times the practice is operational.

MARKET APPRAISAL & STRATEGY PLANNING

MGI provide Medichem with a full analysis on the market potential at each Health Centre site including advice on any premiums or rent they may be subject to. MGI also continue to provide Medichem with a marketing strategy to continue to help grow this profitable group as well as provide assistance in winning tenders for existing pharmacy contracts in Health Centres.

Why take this business step?

Having a pharmacy on site has provide to be of great benefit to the GP’s and improves communication between GP & Pharmacist. This in turn improves patient care and the practice has received a lot of positive feedback from patients about the new pharmacy.’ – Dr Anna Rayner (Northowram Surgery, Halifax HX3 7JE)

By incorporating a pharmacy within the surgery it gives the GP a greater insight and management over a patient’s medication

By working closely with the in-hosue pharmacist the efficiency of treatment is improved

It can greatly assist GPs to meet their QOF targets (e.g blood pressure and diabetic management within the pharmacy)

It reduces the workload of receptionists as queries of repeat prescriptions are managed within the pharmacy

It gives the practice a unique selling point to patients who do not have to travel further a field to get their medicines

Profit. Whilst the priority is always improving patient care; having a pharmacy within the medical centre is highly profitable for the GP’s

Making the
difference
to your
success

Medichem and MGI are leaders in the Yorkshire Pharmacy sector. With common directorships between the two companies and our pooled knowledge combining pharmacy and property experience we can make any project successful. In most cases a new extension will need to be added to house the pharmacy, we manage the whole process and ensure no service disruption to the surgery allowing it to function at its optimum level.

We believe the very nature of healthcare involves multi-disciplinary teams working in union to provide the very best in patient care. We will therefore provide you with contacts to other providers and assess if your patients may benefits from the services they offer.