Clinics Medicann New Clinic - Reviews Anyone?

[NAKIAS]

MEDICAN SCOTLAND NEW CLINIC, REVIEWS ANYONE?

Medicann UK​

Anyone with this new clinic? Hows the experience?

 

[GrownHealth]

Anyone with this new clinic? Hows the experience?

Were waiting the same as you to get feedback from new patients and hopefully not long

 

[G2M]

Were waiting the same as you to get feedback from new patients and hopefully not long

I've yet to see anyone with MediCann in general nevermind the new scottish branch

 

[BettysBakes420]

Excellent customer service, lovely staff, patient focused. Submitted documents Tuesday, missed a call from them on Wednesday, had assessment call on Thursday, Appointment with the lovely Dr Sunny on Friday and a few hours later I was able to order my prescription.
New to using app so I had a few queries which were all answered in 5 mins.
Free to choose my own prescriptions, lots of popular flower choices.
Submitted first prescription today for approval- approved in 5 minutes after 3pm and medication was dispatched at 5pm!
Just need to wait patiently for it to arrive.

 

[Living through Haze]

I'm just very wary about how the prescribing Clinicians are supposed to get paid...

 

[BettysBakes420]

I’m guessing via commission from pharmacy sales or small stake in the business, my Dr also works at Integro. Lots of AI involved too. The prices are the same as listed on here btw, just £4.99 for delivery.

 

[Living through Haze]

Well that's kinda my concern. I'm not sure exactly how a company which doesn't charge any money and cannot (legally) compel me to use their own pharmacy can pay staff costs.

ETA: Don't get me wrong - if it's a viable business model and I see decent feedback then I'll think about moving. I just can't quite square the staff payment circle unless they're literally volunteering their time and hoping that their patients opt to pay a £4.99 delivery fee rather than using a pharmacy which doesn't charge...

 

[bucklez]

I've took a punt, having issues getting my GP surgery on the app, but rest of process was easy enough.

 

[Living through Haze]

Submitted first prescription today for approval- approved in 5 minutes after 3pm and medication was dispatched at 5pm!

Wait - don't the pharmacies have to receive a physical, wet-signature, prescription before they're allowed to dispense?

 

[Muiredach]

Wait - don't the pharmacies have to receive a physical, wet-signature, prescription before they're allowed to dispense?

Yes, though as we understand IPS previously had an arrangement with Integro to use a same-day courier to transfer scripts to the site for processing - perhaps the same is happening here. It's really hard to know exactly how under 5 minutes processing is possible, as you allude to it's not possible to dispense just based on electronic records of a prescription.

The most likely scenario is that despite Medicann being registered in Scotland, they have some clinicians (GPs/pharmacists/specialist nurses) working under shared care with prescribing specialists - whereby they can sign prescriptions on a specialist's behalf.

This would mean if they're physically close enough to IPS in Surrey, or perhaps even on-site there, they could action scripts almost immediately.

I'm theorising here, we have no evidence one way nor another yet.

 

[Living through Haze]

The most likely scenario is that despite Medicann being registered in Scotland, they have some clinicians (GPs/pharmacists/specialist nurses) working under shared care with prescribing specialists - whereby they can sign prescriptions on a specialist's behalf.

That's a sound theory - I've pondered in the past why vertically integrated clinics haven't taken more advantage of said shared-care agreements to do exactly that.