In a first for Northern Ireland, the private healthcare provider will offer virtual and face-to-face GP services within the pharmacy chain. 

Northern Irish private operator Duality Healthcare has partnered with Gordons Chemists to bring enhanced virtual and face-to-face GP services to communities across Northern Ireland. It will open a Duality GP clinic in Gordons Chemists on Waterloo Place in Derry/Londonderry at the start of December.

This collaboration is the first of its kind between a pharmacy chain and a private healthcare provider in Northern Ireland. 

Duality intends to open virtual GP hubs in Gordons Chemists in Kilkeel, Lisburn, Enniskillen and Rathcoole as the first phase of a province-wide rollout of Duality virtual GP hubs in Gordons Chemists. These will allow for private virtual consultations with a Duality clinician, with prescriptions being instantly available for collection at the Gordons Chemists counter.

 “We are delighted to work alongside Gordons to bring our hybrid healthcare model to more patients than ever before,” said Duality Healthcare chief executive John McEvoy. 

“This partnership brings private healthcare closer to home, expanding access to GP and specialist services in areas where healthcare access can be limited,” he continued. 

The partnership will see Duality’s GP team working across Gordons Chemists locations to provide integrated medical services with same-day appointments, virtual consultations and direct referral pathways. 

The company has said that it intends to open more locations next year.