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Phlo plans to launch its on-demand service outside of London in Birmingham later this year and plans to expand into five cities over the next two years.įrom October 2019, demand and patient numbers have been growing consistently, but in the period since COVID-19 became a significant public health issue, growth has exceeded all expectations. There will also be a further investment to implement and develop new features and technologies as well as the recruitment drive. Since launching, the management team has now proven the business model and concept, and the investment received through the crowdfunding will help support the scaling up of the on-demand, same-day delivery service. Most on-demand same-day deliveries by Phlo are completed within two hours. Employee numbers are expected to reach around 200 in 2021.Īlthough Glasgow born, the business began life by servicing patients in and around London, where the company now has a foothold across the city, delivering prescriptions by bike courier.Īfter seeing considerable demand for its services, it has now begun providing deliveries throughout England. The business employs 32 members of staff across the UK, with the majority being high-value technology and pharmacy roles. He was managing director of of Universal Pharmacy for five years and previously spent several years working in corporate and commercial banking for HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland. The business was founded by Nadeem Sarwar who is a Saltire Fellow with Entrepreneurial Scotland. Glasgow-founded Phlo Digital Pharmacy, launched in November 2019, now plans to extend its crowdfunding campaign hosted on Crowdcube due to the high levels of demand. Phlo divides its workforce into eight core teams: pharmacy, engineering, design, marketing, product, data & automation, customer service, and business support.A fast-growing digital pharmacies is embarking embark on a growth drive after smashing through its crowdfunding target of £1.65m on the day of launch. Phlo’s B2B health-tech platform, Phlo Connect, is designed to create a seamless user experience for all users the organization’s users range from patients as young as five to as old as 87.

The company’s mission is to use technology to give patients and families more control over their healthcare. Launched in 2019 by Nadeem Sarwar, Phlo is headquartered in London, England, in the United Kingdom, with additional offices throughout the UK. The company’s diverse team is passionate about providing a superior patient experience and works together to achieve the three pillars of great patient care, great design, and great engineering. Phlo has adopted a hybrid company-wide model where its team members work one day per week in the office and four days per week working from home. Eligible roles may receive benefits, including a pension scheme, stock options, 33 days of annual leave, bereavement and paternity leave, and a Perkbox membership. As an employer, Phlo has offered full-time, hybrid remote jobs in the past.

According to the company’s website, its services are fast and secure, and the company’s work relieves its clients from the headaches and stress of long queues and medicine shortages. Phlo - Digital Pharmacy aims to deliver clients’ private prescriptions directly to them, whenever and wherever they need them. Researched & Written by Kevin Fox on the FlexJobs Team

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