Boots opens 14th in-store GP surgery in Derby
Multiples Boots has teamed up with a local GP practice to open its 14th in-store surgery in Derby
A Derby GP practice has opened a satellite surgery via a Boots pharmacy, bringing the number of in-store GP surgeries operating in Boots stores in the UK to 14.
The latest opening in the Boots' Westfield centre branch in Derby will provide primary medical care services and is run by the city's long-established Wilson Street surgery. The surgery will be open Monday to Friday, a Boots spokesperson said.
GPs were looking forward to offering patients their services "at an even more convenient location", said practice manger Sue Altoft.
Boots director of pharmacy Peter Bainbridge said the company's aim was to "work alongside other healthcare professionals to provide quality, convenient healthcare services to our customers".
Boots now has 24 partnership schemes with the NHS, including dental practices in Manchester and London.
The opening of the GP surgery follows Sainsbury's opening its fourth in-store GP surgery last week.
Morrisons supermarket has also voiced plans to launch GP surgeries at its stores.
