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Mission: David Massie (l) and Gavin Bell<\/p>\n
Two Scottish brothers-in-law have launched a UK-wide online healthcare business promising a fast delivery option to traditional GP-pharmacy services.<\/p>\n
Entrepreneur Gavin Bell and pharmacist David Massie have teamed up to establish Talo, which will offer discreet, next-day delivery of treatments.<\/p>\n
Glasgow-headquartered Talo has partnered with Eastwood Pharmacy, an established GPhC-registered Scottish community pharmacy group, which handles all clinical and dispensing services.<\/p>\n
The initial focus will be on male health issues, with expansion plans already in motion to build towards a broader platform.<\/p>\n
All medicines are sourced through regulated UK pharmacy supply chains and checked by pharmacists.<\/p>\n
The whole process is handled online with no video or phone calls, with the digital-only solution underpinned by an audit trail.<\/p>\n
Mr Bell, who sold his Edinburgh-based performance marketing agency Yatter in 2024, said: \u201cWhen I was exiting Yatter, I started looking at industries where the customer experience hasn\u2019t caught up with modern life.<\/p>\n
\u201cHealthcare jumped out straight away. If someone wants a prescription today, they\u2019re still calling at 8am hoping for an appointment, then going to the GP, then heading to a pharmacy. Before they know it, half the day has gone. It\u2019s an experience that hasn\u2019t modernised.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing someone technology-minded, I got motivated to come up with a solution and reached out to my brother-in-law, who runs a number of community pharmacies, and explained that we needed to look at creating an online service.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt only took a few conversations and we agreed that combining our skillsets to create a more modern and customer-focused service was the way forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn short, we\u2019re looking to disrupt the traditional GP-to-pharmacy-to-treatment journey by making it quick, easy and enjoyable online.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur initial mission is to provide men with a safe space to get the treatments they need in a fast, easy, simple way, without any judgment or stigma, allowing them to live their life more confidently.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Massie, who runs six NHS community pharmacies throughout Scotland having set up Eastwood Pharmacy in Glasgow in 2013, is the Clinical Lead at Talo and said: \u201cWe believe quality healthcare should be accessible to everyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cFar too many patients are waiting too long for an appointment with their GP, fuelling demand for faster, private options.\u201d<\/p>\n
\t #Talo #platform #aims #disrupt #healthcare #process #Daily #Business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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