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How to beat the Internet Pharmacies taking your customers
Large National Internet pharmacies have continued to grow and expand over the last 12 months. We believe that their growth will eventually be checked as their business model will not cope well with more complex customers.
Small pharmacy groups can fight back by adopting the practices of National Internet pharmacies around efficiency while targeting their own local area. In this way they can improve their businesses and claw back lost customers by becoming Local Internet Pharmacies.
Compliance Aid Robots | Canisters vs Suction
If you have considered purchasing a compliance aid robot before, you will have come across comparisons between robots that use canisters to 'dispense' single tablets or capsules and robots that use suction to achieve the same. Whether you use MDS, Blister Packs or...
Background on Pharmacy Automation
Pharmacies offer Monitored Dosage System (MDS) services. Patients who are taking multiple medications, exhibit forgetfulness, and have physical disabilities such as impaired vision and restricted hand mobility, receive most of the benefits of MDS. The number of...
To fee or not to fee
With ongoing pressure on pharmacy income some pharmacists are charging for MDS. This agonising step feels like a last resort as the risk of making this change when others don't is drowned out by the dread of the daily bank account logon. We all know that manually...
Comparison between Biodose and PouchPack
After 30th November you will not easily be able to get hold of Biodose consumables from Protomed. For those Pharmacies that set out on a Biodose strategy then this is time for a major re-think. There are alternatives and its possible to continue with a pod based MDS...
Health Secretary views PouchPack at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
We are working with one of our customers at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and recently we had a visitor. This is the Health Secretary Matt Hancock who has stated his plan to have technology support and help improve the NHS. We think PouchPack is a...
Evolve MDS production from loss to profit
£13.52 is a key number. It's not the cost of the NEW album from Paul McCartney or the latest admin charge to update your car insurance. We calculate £13.52 to be the average cost of producing monthly compliance aids for a single individual. This covers all labour and...
March 2018 Survey results
During March 2018 we completed a survey of all of our customers. The following article shows the survey results. We are publishing all results except where a question might have identified a customer so questions 1 and 12 have been omitted. The data is correct up to...
How to choose a pharmacy robot that is right for you
There is a lot to consider when deciding if pharmacy automation is for you but when you have made the decision it’s time to dig a little deeper and really think about which type of pharmacy robot will deliver the patient benefits and return on investment that...
The future of pharmacy automation and pharmacy robotics
Robotik Technology are the experts in pharmacy automation and pharmacy robotics. We have worked hard to build our knowledge and hone our craft over the past five years and have specialised in bringing the latest innovations from around the world to the UK. The future...
The top five pharmacy automation myths
You may have heard some compelling reasons not to automate your pharmacy. They are shared by many who don’t really understand what it is all about. As the pharmacy automation experts we can safely say that these pharmacy automation myths are not all that they appear...
Pharmacy automation timeline – How long does it take to automate your pharmacy?
The simple answer is not as long as you would expect! However, to build on our article ‘Planning the smooth introduction of pharmacy automation’ we’d like to provide you with a much more detailed pharmacy automation timeline based on our unparalleled experience. With...
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Pharmacy automation costs – How much does pharmacy automation cost?
You will have a view in your mind already about pharmacy automation costs. In the light of other financial pressures on your business, it may be a view that makes you think that pharmacy automation isn’t right for you. How can you possibly afford that kind of...
Why adaptable dispensary automation is an investment for the future
Every business owner that hopes their business will remain viable in the future needs to scan the horizon for changes that might affect the products they offer and the way they operate. Change can come from a wide range of sources and can be chosen or forced. Staying...
Freeing up time for services with adaptable dispensary automation
The demands on a pharmacist’s or pharmacy owner’s time are growing by the day and the list of tasks, requirements and obligations shows no sign of reducing in size. Adaptable dispensary automation provides a way to achieve more in the same time. We call it adaptable...
Compliance aid automation – Risk reduction or greater profitability?
When starting out on their automation journey many of our clients have a sense of the value that integrating automation into their dispensary workflow can realise. A key part of our role in supporting clients at the start of their project is to help them really...
Adaptable dispensary automation – Balancing speed and capacity
Adaptable dispensary automation Deciding exactly how to harness the benefits of pharmacy automation can be a daunting task. Do you start with Compliance Aid Automation and focus on a specific type of dispensing? Do you consider centralising your automation with hub...
Faster, safer more profitable compliance aid dispensing through automation
Compliance aid automation Compliance aid dispensing has long been seen as a way to support patient concordance as well as increasing the number secure, repeatable NHS items. There are benefits for both patients and your business and are critical to the viability of...
Bringing pharmacy automation innovation to the UK…
Members of our team visited the German version of the Pharmacy Show this week, Expopharm and enjoyed exploring the latest developments in pharmacy automation adding to our unparalleled knowledge. Bringing pharmacy automation innovation to the UK... Europe's largest...
Why automate? The key benefits of pharmacy automation
As the experts in pharmacy automation, Robotik Technology UK know a thing or two about why it’s a good idea to automate your pharmacy dispensing processes. We have carried out more UK installations than anyone and our fully UK based team have built up a huge amount of...
The top five benefits of hub and spoke dispensing…
Hub and spoke dispensing Hub and spoke dispensing has been around for a number of years now and while the large multiples have quietly been establishing their networks, many medium sized pharmacy companies have not investigated the potential benefits they may be...
Planning the smooth introduction of pharmacy automation
Pharmacy automation experts Robotik Technology are experts in Pharmacy Automation and can help you plan and implement the smooth introduction of automation into your dispensing workflow. Our clients often find that our planning and support services are as important as...
The “Future” of Pharmacy Dispensing finally has a face
The Department of Health has been pushing the policy of alternative high volume methods of dispensing for some time. We know that they have visited two sites in the North West at Boots and Lloyds. This week the Pharmaceutical Journal had an article on Hub and Spoke...
Our response to the DoH consultation on Hub & Spoke
We submitted our response today to the consultation. Here are a few quotes from our assessment. What is clear is that Hub & Spoke is about Repeat Medication and not about Acute prescriptions. Acute prescriptions by their very nature cannot be managed at the Hub...
Pharmacy dispensing models and displaying prices on medicines
This is where you can find the consultation documents for dispensing models.
Exhibiting at the Southern Institute for Health Informatics
On the 20th May we are exhibiting at the SIHI or Southern Institute for Health Informatics. This year it is being held at the University of Portsmouth. We are also presenting in the Industry Speakers section of the agenda. Further information and registration can be...
Pharmacy Show 2016
For the fifth time in a row we will be exhibiting at the Pharmacy Show at the end of September. We have a large stand at PD20 which is located one row in and one row to the left of the main blue path. We expect to have a wide range of technology including PouchPack...
Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2016
We are attending the Clinical Pharmacy Congress on 22nd and 23rd April at the ExCel in London. It's the first time we have attended but with our growing involvement in the wide range of Pharmacy off the high street, we thought we would take a look. If anyone is...
Cadham pharmacy win 2 Scottish Pharmacist awards
We are delighted to announce that our customer Cadham Pharmacy in Fife has won two awards at the Scottish Pharmacist awards held at the prestigious Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Cadham Pharmacy won Scottish Pharmacist of the year and Community Pharmacy...
Is the Government right about Pharmacy productivity?
On the 17th December 2015 the DoH dropped its bombshell provoking a new unity in Pharmacy to oppose the cuts. At this point there are 42,604 signatures opposing the imposition of these cuts and the petition maps show that this response comes evenly from across the...
Buy a new Pharmacy or improve productivity of the existing branches?
Is buying a new pharmacy the right thing to do in today's market. Last week I was sent the details of a pharmacy for sale. This pharmacy based in the South East was making a net profit of £50k on turnover of £250k. Offers were encouraged at more than £400k. On this...
Blister packs to include “days of the week”
The C+D has reported that the MHRA is working on adding days of the week to each blister pack. This will make it simpler for an individual to remember to take their critical medication forming a reminder and also creating a reference that they have taken it today....
Compliance aid Hub & Spoke improving profit for Pharmacy groups
At the Pharmacy Show 2015 we delivered a presentation on Hub and Spoke and specifically compliance aid Hub & Spoke. As we explain the UK Pharmacy market is continuing to do more for less year on year and this is set to continue into the future. One option is to...
What is hub and spoke?
In the last week the C+D has published articles in support and in opposition of Hub dispensing (here and here). There seems to be multiple definitions and therefore misunderstanding of what Hub and Spoke Dispensing is, so what are these definitions and what are the...
London GP’s cannot cope with increasing workload
A recent report from the Londonwide Local Medical Committee highlights the increasing pressure on GP Suregeries across London. An article in the Guardian explains that changes in support services like Health Visitors and Community nurses has meant that more people...
England’s chief pharmaceutical officer feels hub dispensing is the future
An article in the C+D this week talks about the chief pharmaceutical officers views on hub dispensing and how all community pharmacies should be able to benefit from it. England's chief pharmaceutical officer says he wants all community pharmacies to be legally...
HMP Rochester invests in inmate care
Oxleas Prison Services Ltd have implemented a Robotik PouchPack dispensing robot at HMP Rochester Pharmacy to automate the production of dose unit bags and compliance aids. Where there is an identified risk to either the inmate or security within the prison caused by...
Panorama – could a robot do my job?
Panorama concentrated on the growth of automation in an interesting programme on BBC last night. They especially looked at how automation is changing the job market and they concluded that; About 35% of current jobs in the UK are at high risk of computerisation over...
GP’s encouraged to make better use of Pharmacies
A recent article on the C+D website encourages CCG's to create systems so that patients are directed to use Pharmacies rather than surgeries for certain Minor Ailments. The article quotes Chaand Nagpaul Chair of the BMA GP Committee stating; Simply directing patients...
Back to the future – see what we were saying 5 years ago
As a team we have been at the Pharmacy Show for 5 years - even though our company is only three years old! I recently found this old video on youtube from Pharmacy Show in 2010 of Richard talking about the AutoPouch™ compliance aid robots. Listening to this it struck...
Pharmacy Show 2015
We are exhibiting at the Pharmacy Show at the NEC on the 18th and 19th October 2015. Its the fifth year that we have exhibited at the main Pharmacy show. This year we are focusing on demonstrating the value of our technology in real locations. You can find us on stand...
Health + Care Show 2015
We are exhibiting at the Health and Care show at the Excel Centre in London on the 24th and 25th June 2015. This is the third year we have exhibited at the Health and Care Show.
Streamline your pharmacy with compliance aid automation
Rosewell Pharmacy group based in Fife had a dilemma, they needed automation to improve the efficiency of the Pharmacy group but what should they buy? Do they invest in a robot that speeds up normal dispensing helping the dispensing assistants to serve customers...
MMS in the news
Technology breakthroughs supporting Pharmacy is more and more common news. We were asked to take part in a recent article on the C+D Website that focused on how technology could be and is supporting pharmacy. MMS were quoted in the section on compliance aid...
Derby pharmacy chain delivers Total Patient Care with an AutoPouch™ robot
Wilsons Pharmacy located within Derby has focused on creating a Total Care Package for their patients by improving efficiencies in their pharmacy to spend more time on the patient's personal needs. Wilson's team go the extra mile to give impeccable service to their...
Opening doors and minds at the Pharmacy Show 2014
The Pharmacy Show is in its 8th year with 7,000 delegates expected on the 5th and 6th October. Robotik Technology, our French partners, will be exhibiting for the 5th year running. In this time the number of Robotik Technology installations across Europe stretches to...
Official opening of the Mason’s Robot
On 4th July 2014 Masons Chemist officially unveiled their Robot to the public. At the grand opening the Honorable Andrew Bridgen MP for North West Leicestershire cut the ribbon in the presence of the owners Colin and Guy Mason and the rest of the Pharmacy team. The...
Independent chain launches medicine pack to address adherence
Mayberry Pharmacy's MediPacks, which were launched at the National Assembly of Wales today (July 15), store medicines in easy-to-open pouches marked with the time, day and meal when they should be taken. The refillable MediPack boxes, which are available free to...
How Robots are helping to dispense with Blister Trays at Murrays
Murrays located within the West Midlands has found an extremely cost-effective solution to delivering a large number of compliance aids to its customers by using automation at a hub and spoke location. As Duncan Murray, Managing Director of the Murrays group , says:...
Efficiency sets sail at the Pride of Fleetwood
Caring for customers is key to the success of O'Briens Pharmacy in Fleetwood. Set in a modern two storey Health Centre close to the famous docks. A modern building demands a modern approach to the business of pharmacy. Aisling O'Brien MD of O'Briens Pharmacy...