{"id":135533,"date":"2025-05-27T09:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/135533\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T09:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:12:10","slug":"consultted-new-ni-built-pharmacy-app-can-save-nhs-1-7bn-claim-founders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/135533\/","title":{"rendered":"ConsultTed: New NI-built pharmacy app\u00a0can save NHS \u00a31.7bn, claim\u00a0founders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neil Sharpe and Stephen Toland have launched ConsultTed following a six-figure investment and said it gives community pharmacies the ability to manage minor illnesses like sore throats, coughs and stomach bugs “directly and safely\u201d.<\/p>\n

The app encourages patients to use pharmacies as a first port of call, therefore easing pressures on GPs and hospitals.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s already used in some pharmacies here, with a full roll-out planned across the island of Ireland by August.<\/p>\n

The co-founders said the platform could boost the UK economy by \u00a3350m a year by cutting workplace absences and providing pharmacies with up to \u00a330,000 in annual added income but without increasing their workload.<\/p>\n

Mr Toland said: \u201cCommunity pharmacies have untapped potential to ease pressure on our healthcare system.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith ConsultTed, we\u2019re giving them the digital tools to deliver safe, same-day treatment for minor illnesses without the need to see a GP.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pair said that over 30 million GP and hospital appointments in the UK last year \u201ccould have been handled by pharmacies without a prescription\u201d.<\/p>\n

ConsulTed is in beta testing and launching pilot sites across the Republic in the coming weeks, while it\u2019s been showcased in London, Dublin and New York.<\/p>\n

\"Northern<\/p>\n

Northern Irish pharmacists Neil Sharpe and Stephen Toland<\/p>\n

News Catch Up – Monday 26 May <\/p>\n

The co-founders are part of the AMP Growth Incubator at Derry\u2019s Ebrington complex, and have secured a place on Invest NI\u2019s Founder Labs Programme.<\/p>\n

Mr Sharpe, who works in a pharmacist in Donaghcloney in Co Down, said: \u201cOur goal is to make ConsultTed the go-to minor illness platform across the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re actively seeking partnerships with healthcare providers, policymakers and pharmacy groups to help make pharmacy-first care the new normal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Toland, a pharmacist in Derry, was named Pharmacist of the Year at the Pharmacy in Focus NI Awards in March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Neil Sharpe and Stephen Toland have launched ConsultTed following a six-figure investment and said it gives community pharmacies…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135534,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4316],"tags":[105,4348,778,211,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-135533","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-margaret-canning","11":"tag-nhs","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114579029668510721","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}