Junk mail from pharmacy 2u

[Carlos]

Hi all

I got this junk mail today



Even though it is not addressed to anyone, the envelope with the NHS logo looks very similar to the envelopes sent with appointments. To me it's very obvious that it is junk mail, but it looks deliberately designed to deceive.

Are they allowed to use the NHS logo like that?

 

[Bronco Billy]

It looks like permission would have to be sought

https://www.england.nhs.uk/nhsidentity/identity-guidelines/who-can-use-the-nhs-identity/

 

[Robin]

Pharmacy 2you seem to sail close to the wind. They did a marketing campaign in our village recently, with the slogan 'your local pharmacy'. Our local co-op pharmacy was very hacked off, and had to put up notices in the shop and in the Gp surgery disassociating themselves from it, and warning people that if they signed up to it, they weren’t signing up with the actual local pharmacy.

 

[Carlos]

It looks like permission would have to be sought

https://www.england.nhs.uk/nhsidentity/identity-guidelines/who-can-use-the-nhs-identity/

I thought that would be the case. I can't find a way to check if someone in particular is licensed. I am concerned that vulnerable users may mistake the letter for an official one.

 

[trophywench]

Our pharmacy has had 'the warning' up for ages since it was at least a year or probably longer that everyone round these parts got such a letter. Think they just use the electoral roll though.

 

[robert@fm]

I've recently had snail-mail spam (I've forgotten who from) which was sent in a brown C5 envelope, to make it look like an official notification from the DWP or the like. 🙄

 

[mikeyB]

Well, if you can’t read Pharmacy2U, you’re in big trouble. I’d just chuck that straight into the recycling. (after removing the address window, of course).

 

[JMyrtle]

We had one recently which was actually addressed to us, l took it into the doctors to query it because l would find it easier as the on line chemist gives three months worth instead of one.
The surgery dispenses rather than issuing prescriptions you then have to get filled being a rural practice but apparently they have to give their permission if you want to sign up to an on line pharmacy as they have to electronically send a prescription to them.
It is their policy not to grant permission because they have found them to be unreliable and patients have been left without medicines so have had to be dispensed twice.
With that the receptionist tore up the mailing and that was the end of that.!

 

[nonethewiser]

Gives the letter a sense of authority having the nhs logo on the envelope.

Not heard of the company but wouldn't use them anyway, prefer to keep things local.

 

[Northerner]

I've heard poor reports of their levels of service I also find is misleading that so many companies appear to be able to use the ditinctive 'NHS' logo on their mailings - I've had similar ones from online GP consultation sites and eye surgery/cataract removal companies. I know that this probably mean they are 'approved partners' (or whatever), but I'd probably only trust such sites if they were specifically recommended to me by my GP or consultant.