Well Pharmacy, the UK’s largest independent pharmacy chain, shows its commitment and confidence in the future of community pharmacy by announcing the acquisition of Bridge Pharmacy on Bridge Street in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire (SA38 9DX).

This news follows the recent acquisition of Treharris Pharmacy in South Wales.

Louis Purchase, Operations Director of Well Pharmacy said:

"Bridge Pharmacy is a trusted and well-respected independent pharmacy in the local area and we are thrilled to welcome the team to the Well family. We’ve been hugely impressed by the care and service they offer the local community of Newcastle Emlyn. We share the same mission – we are here for the wellbeing of our patients and customers, providing access to vital healthcare advice, services and medication.

“Our vision is to provide the best community pharmacy experience in the UK and by bringing the expertise of Bridge Pharmacy team into our business we are now one step closer to achieving that goal. We hope our new colleagues will continue to progress and grow their clinical skills and careers even further by being part of Well Pharmacy.”

Sam Ghafar, Regional Operations Manager for South, West and North Wales of Well Pharmacy said:

“I am looking forward to supporting Bridge Pharmacy team as they transition to Well Pharmacy. We will be retaining the brilliant and skilled pharmacy colleagues so we can continue to deliver the same outstanding patient care the local community have come to expect.

“By joining Well, the pharmacy team will benefit from moving to the most advanced dispensing model for bricks and mortar pharmacies in the UK, which means the pharmacist and team will be freed up to spend more time to care for patients driving better health outcomes for the local community.”

Well will be rebranding Bridge Pharmacy in due course and will prioritise onboarding the new pharmacy team into the Well business and proactively support them during this transition period.