Solar power and robots keep Sussex pharmacies afloat

High street community pharmacies are suffering as a result of a 30% reduction in NHS funding over the last few years. Despite the extra workload throughout the pandemic, hundreds of Lloyds pharmacies are now closing throughout England.

Sussex-based and family-owned Kamsons Pharmacy, has seen an increased demand for everything from flu vaccinations to dispensed medicines in its 80 pharmacies this winter. In contrast to the traditional walk-in service, their free, local prescription home delivery service has grown significantly from pre-Covid times.

This increase in demand has required an investment in an updated pharmaceutical warehouse to safely and economically supply pharmacies with daily deliveries of medicines. Innovative technologies mean Kamsons are the only pharmacy in the UK to use robots to dispense medicines in a warehouse that is now powered by green energy.