The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 268 No 7187 p274-79
2 March 2002

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Moss Pharmacy (www.mosspharmacy.co.uk)

Moss boosts health promotion with NHS Scotland money

Moss Pharmacy is to use over £100,000 it has received from the National Health Service in Scotland to increase its health promotion activities at a branch in Dundee.

Tricia Kennerley, superindentent pharmacist at Moss, explained that £90,000 was received as part of the scheme for modernising pharmacy premises, launched last month under the Scottish pharmaceutical care strategy (PJ, 9 February, p161). This would be used to refurbish Moss's Albert Street branch, which is situated in a deprived area of the city.

"The refurbishment will be similar to our Total Health format used in England [PJ, 18 August 2001, p219]. It will include a conference room for use by district nurses, midwives and health visitors and two patient counselling rooms."

A further £10,500 will be used to establish a health promotion area within the store. A health promotion manager has been employed to run this service.