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In the Spotlight...
with Nicola Challoner,
Nucare.
How does Nucare work together payment term contrasts with the NHS’s 60 to
with PSUK to help its members with 90-day terms.
incontinence, ostomy, wound care, Nucare offers advanced services in
compression therapy, and medical line with the Community Pharmacy
device services? Contract framework. Can you tell us
Nucare serves as the dispensing appliance about these services and how they
contractor for the PHOENIX Group. We contribute to patient safety and
operate in collaboration with doctors, compliance?
pharmacies, and nurses, providing
comprehensive assistance to support them Each of our orders is accurately prepared,
and their patients. Our services cover a resulting in one tote per patient. This
wide array of medical needs, including efficiency saves time within the dispensary,
incontinence, wound care, compression as the tote is directly matched with the
therapy, and other medical devices outlined in patient, eliminating the need to sift through
the drug tariff numerous prescriptions. Everything is
What are the benefits of our conveniently set for the patient upon their
arrival at the dispensary.
members using a DAC? And how can
it improve their business? PSUK is known for offering
innovative solutions to its members.
When ordering through prescription with How does Nucare’s collaboration
Nucare, members enjoy an extra saving of
£2.40 per line, alongside standard dispensing contribute to improving
fees and any advanced charges. Unlike procurement and increasing
wholesalers, we can break down packs, profitability for dispensing
meaning you get exactly what you need practices?
without wastage. With no upfront costs for
prescription orders, we take no payment for By members using the NuCare agency
the items unless a prescription is not received. scheme, it means we can reimburse our
members with the fees they cannot receive
Our specialised ordering team covers unique direct from the NHS, making it the best way
needs like made to measure, expensive, or to be profitable in a dispensary. Also by only
hard-to-find items. We coordinate with ordering what is needed for the prescription,
manufacturers to ensure swift delivery. All there is no stock holding or wastage for the
orders include Phoenix, reducing carbon dispensary, freeing up more space. Utilising
emissions, and 97% of items are readily in our special ordering service for made to
stock for 9 times out of 10 next-day delivery.
measures and items that are hard to source,
We provide free customisation services, also free’s up more time for the team in
particularly for colostomy bags needing dispensary.
specific cutting. Our customer service team is
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