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Welcome to February’s

issue of PS magazine.

Welcome to February’s edition of PS Finally, PSUK is turning 20 years old this April,
magazine! As we transition from the chill and for our April edition, we want to hear from
of winter to the promise of spring and members who have supported us over the
2024 becomes a distant memory, we look years, to tell us about what PSUK means to
forward to sharing with you some of the new them. We are looking for reflections, stories,
propositions that will save our members time and memories that highlight your experiences
and money in 2025. In this month’s edition, with PSUK. Your contributions will help us
we once again catch up with one of the PSUK celebrate this milestone and demonstrate
Dispensing Doctor Account Managers, Jody the value and impact that PSUK has had on
Harries, to hopefully lift the lid on the world your practices and patients. Please share your
of Personally Administered items. This is an stories, anecdotes, and testimonials with us
area we are still getting lots of questions to be featured in our anniversary edition with
from members on and something that we the featured testimonials winning a variety of
regularly address during our study days. prizes! Details of this can be found on page 35.
You can also hear about the recent addition
to our proposition, PSUK Discount Partners, Your feedback has always been crucial in
which aims to provide our members’ shaping the services we provide. As we
practices with savings on their purchases continue to adapt and evolve, your insights
outside of the dispensary. We are liaising with will be invaluable in ensuring that we meet the
suppliers to get the best discounts available needs of our members effectively. We look
in the market on items such as dispensary forward to hearing from you and celebrating
packaging, medical equipment and services the enduring partnership that has defined
such as utilities and training. Learn more PSUK over the past 20 years.
about the initial offers that we are launching
on page 13.
The budget announcements from the Let’s make 2025 a successful
Treasury, set to come into effect in April, and prosperous year together!
have significant implications for GP practices
and dispensaries. These changes include
increased costs due to national minimum
wage increases and higher National
Insurance contributions. Unfortunately, unlike
some other businesses, GP practices do not
have the luxury of passing these costs on
to their customers. On page 4, we examine
changes that members can make using the
PSUK propositions to try to mitigate the
impact of these financial pressures on their
businesses. Caroline Pond also joins us to
discuss the importance of understanding
your statements and the key things to look
for each month. This guidance will help
ensure that you are fully aware of your
financial standing and can make informed
decisions about your practice’s financial
health. Simon Coles
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