Pre-application Consultation for New Pharmacy in Cloverhill, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen

NHS Grampian and KinWell Pharmacy Ltd. are conducting a consultation on a proposal to open a new pharmacy in Cloverhill, Bridge of Don. KinWell Pharmacy Ltd. currently operate a pharmacy in Nairn, Aberdeenshire.

Under the regulations, health boards must carry out a joint public consultation with any community pharmacist proposing to open a new pharmacy intending to provide NHS pharmaceutical services to the public.

The joint pre-application consultation runs from Tuesday 7^th July to midnight on Sunday 15^th November 2026.  Full details can be found at Proposed New Pharmacy in Cloverhill, Bridge of Don

To complete the consultation questions visit:  https://rebrand.ly/k99qkhr

Mohsin Mian, MPharm, is a qualified pharmacist who graduated from Robert Gordon University and is the Superintendent Pharmacist and Director of KinWell Pharmacy in Nairn. He has extensive experience in community pharmacy and healthcare service delivery and is committed to improving access to high quality, patient-centred healthcare services within local communities.

A pharmacy can be opened by anybody, anywhere in Scotland. However, if someone wishes to provide NHS pharmaceutical services to the public, they can only do so with collaboration and permission of the relevant NHS Board. To do this the NHS Board and the applicant must now carry out a joint pre-application consultation with the public in the area of the proposed new pharmacy, before submitting an application to the relevant NHS Board.

Following the completion of the joint pre-application consultation, the Board and the applicant must agree upon and produce a consultation analysis report. The report must detail the level of support of residents in the neighbourhood to which the application relates.

Ref: The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014.