Gophr drivers, who offer a same-day delivery service, will deliver goods from Kamsons branches to patient homes across the pharmacy’s 70-strong estate.

The move will allow Kamsons to continue offering a localised delivery service for patients, even when the pharmacy has a lack of adequate driver cover, the chain told C+D.

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It follows a successful trial at Kamsons’ Brighton premises earlier this year, C+D understands.

Gophr also works with online pharmacy Phlo and at-home rapid testing provider Qured.

Kamsons: Partnership “gives us peace of mind”

Paul Antenen, operations manager at Kamsons Pharmacy, told C+D yesterday (July 28) that chain's free delivery service “is a key part of our customer offer” and “enables us to maintain the high level of service that our customers are used to”.

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Its partnership with Gophr will allow Kamsons to “cover not just pre-planned driver holidays but also last-minute short-term gaps… particularly with COVID-19 absences on the rise again”, he added.

It follows high-profile Deliveroo partnerships at Lloydspharmacy and Boots.

Last month, Boots vowed to investigate after a video of a Deliveroo driver handing a patient an open bag of medicines and mocking her for its contents was shared on social media.