Boots pharmacists will deliver a wider range of vaccinations such as shingles and tetanus under plans announced by the health and beauty giant's US partner Walgreens.

Walgreens pharmacy, health and wellness president Kermit Crawford told C+D that the 17 immunisations available at its stores in the US would work equally well on this side of the Atlantic.

The "proven outcomes" from vaccinations at Walgreens should help the company launch similar services in the UK, Mr Crawford told C+D in an exclusive interview at the European Pharmacists Forum in Paris.

"We do 17 different immunisations, so one of the things I would look forward to is bringing that to Boots" Kermit Crawford, Walgreens

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Walgreens, which acquired a 45 per cent stake in Alliance Boots last year, offers vaccinations against conditions such as shingles, tetanus, diphtheria and meningitis. Mr Crawford said this extended range of immunisations was one of the main services he would like to see introduced in the UK. "We do 17 different immunisations, so one of the things I would look forward to is bringing that to Boots here, by showing some of the results we have," he told C+D.

"People are the same all over and we can give the shingles immunisations safely and effectively [in US pharmacies], so hopefully we can support Boots in providing this in the UK," Mr Crawford said.

But Mr Crawford added that, when providing these services, US pharmacists' access to electronic patient records was an advantage. "With [our system] the pharmacist can see which immunisations the patient should and shouldn't get," he explained.

Mr Crawford stressed that he was optimistic over the potential to share best practice between Walgreens and Boots. "Two big companies the size we are, we can actually change the way healthcare is delivered throughout the world," he argued.

Boots currently offers HPV, flu and travel health vaccines in the UK.

Together, Walgreens and Alliance Boots have more than 11,000 stores with nearly 365,000 employees.