A pharmacy chain has serious questions to answer over allegations of financial mismanagement, according to MP Sadik Al Hassan.
Locum pharmacists who have worked at Jhoots Pharmacies run by Sarbjit Jhooty are owed £670,000 in unpaid fees, according to union Pharmacists Defence Association. There are about 150 Jhoots Pharmacies in the UK, of which 129 are run by Sarbjit.
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NAM Implications:
- The inevitable endpoint for situations like this include:
- A petition to wind up, by persons owed money
- Suppliers refusing to supply, given damage to the brand’s reputation
- Official bodies taking responsibility for the removal of licences
- But most of all, damage caused to the outlet via ‘shopper word-of-mouth’ complaints.
- The longer it takes, the worse the damage.
