What Day Lewis Pharmacy does

Day Lewis Pharmacy (legal entity: Day Lewis Plc) is a family-owned community pharmacy chain headquartered in Croydon, United Kingdom, operating across England and Wales. Founded in 1979, the company runs a network of community pharmacies delivering NHS prescription dispensing alongside an expanding portfolio of clinical services, including the NHS Pharmacy First pathway (treatment for seven common conditions without GP referral), NHS blood pressure checks, contraception services, UTI treatment, travel vaccinations, weight management (including Mounjaro and Wegovy injectables), ear wax removal via microsuction, sexual health services, and women's health services. The company supplements in-pharmacy clinical work with a Day Lewis NHS Prescriptions mobile app for repeat prescription ordering, 24/7 automated collection points, and home prescription delivery, plus a private-label range of vitamins and supplements.

The business operates three primary revenue streams: NHS prescription dispensing as a contracted community pharmacy (transaction-fee model), private clinical and consultation services (professional-services model), and retail health products sold in pharmacies (one-time-purchase model). Customer segments are predominantly individual NHS patients and the general public served across the UK pharmacy footprint, with secondary use-case segments in travel health, weight management, and women's health. Unit-priced private services (e.g., typhoid vaccination at £34, tick-borne encephalitis at £65 per injection) sit alongside NHS-funded services at no charge to the patient.

Day Lewis Plc is registered in England and Wales (company number 01202866, VAT 100117200). Ownership remains with the founding family; no external investors, venture funding, or public-market listing are disclosed. The leadership team includes founder JC Patel, Superintendent Pharmacist Rachna Chhatralia (promoted 2022 after joining in 2002), CIO Steve Ash, and directors Ian Adamson and Sam Patel. The company executed one disclosed acquisition (APM Healthcare, July 2017) and formed a training partnership with King's College London and ProPharmace in November 2025.

Name

Day Lewis Pharmacy

Legal name

Day Lewis Plc

Website

https://daylewis.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Day Lewis Pharmacy is a family-owned UK community pharmacy chain headquartered in Croydon, operating across England and Wales. It dispenses NHS prescriptions and delivers in-pharmacy clinical services (Pharmacy First, vaccinations, weight management, travel clinic) plus digital prescription management via its NHS-linked app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Pharmacy Services

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (45611)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail & Community Pharmacies (Chain/Independent) (HLAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Retail & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAC)

Keywords

• Community pharmacy services
• NHS prescription dispensing
• Pharmacy vaccinations
• Travel health clinic
• Health and wellness retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Croydon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. NHS Prescription Dispensing: Dispensing NHS prescriptions as a community pharmacy contractor, providing medications to patients under the National Health Service
2. Private Pharmacy Services: Private consultation services, vaccination services, travel clinics, weight management programmes, and treatments not covered by NHS
3. Retail Health Products: Over-the-counter medications, health supplements, personal care products, and medical supplies sold in pharmacies

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Day Lewis Pharmacy operates a national chain of community pharmacies dispensing NHS prescriptions, providing the NHS Pharmacy First service for seven common conditions, and delivering private clinical services such as vaccinations, weight management (including Mounjaro and Wegovy), travel health clinics, contraception, blood pressure checks, and sexual health services. The company also sells over-the-counter medicines and its own branded vitamins and supplements, supported by a digital repeat-prescription platform and mobile app with home delivery and 24/7 collection points.

Product overview

Day Lewis Pharmacy operates as a community pharmacy chain offering a unified service model centered on NHS-funded clinical services and retail pharmacy operations. The core offering comprises the Pharmacy First Service (enabling treatment for seven common conditions without GP visits), digital prescription management via the NHS Repeat Prescriptions App (with 24/7 collection points and home delivery), and in-pharmacy clinical services including weight management (oral and injectable medications), travel vaccinations, blood pressure monitoring, contraception services, and sexual health. The company also provides an extensive range of Day Lewis branded vitamins and supplements as private-label products. All services are delivered through a network of community pharmacies across the UK, with services accessible via online booking, in-pharmacy consultations, and the mobile application.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pharmacy First Service NHS Pharmacy First Service enabling patients to access treatment for seven common conditions (earache, urine infections, impetigo, sore throat, infected insect bites, shingles, sinusitis) without visiting a GP.
• Day Lewis NHS Repeat Prescriptions App Mobile application allowing patients to order NHS repeat prescriptions using NHS login, track prescription status, and receive notifications when orders are ready.
• Weight Management Service Supported weight loss service providing oral and injectable medications (including Mounjaro and Wegovy) with clinical consultation, subject to eligibility assessment.
• Travel Clinic Services Travel vaccination clinic offering essential travel vaccinations, advice and treatments for international travel including yellow fever, typhoid, hepatitis A and B, rabies, and tick-borne encephalitis vaccines.
• NHS Blood Pressure Check Service Free NHS blood pressure checks for patients aged 40 and over not currently on BP medication, with hypertension monitoring and management advice.
• Contraception Service Pharmacy contraception service providing contraceptive pill access without GP prescription, emergency contraception (morning after pill), and IUD signposting.
• UTI Treatment Service Urinary tract infection treatment for females aged 16-64 years, providing assessment and appropriate medication without GP visit.
• Vaccination Services Comprehensive vaccination service including NHS and private flu jab, chicken pox, shingles, HPV, hepatitis A and B, MMR, pneumonia, meningococcal B, and yellow fever vaccines.
• Sexual Health Services Sexual health services including STI advice, chlamydia screening for under-25s, free condoms via C Card Scheme, and emergency contraception.
• Ear Care Services Ear health check and wax removal services using microsuction technique performed by qualified pharmacy team.
• Women's Health Services Women's health services covering contraception, period management, pregnancy and breastfeeding advice, menopause support, and treatment for conditions including thrush and UTIs.
• Health Checks General health and wellbeing services including head-to-toe health MOTs, hypertension testing, and lifestyle advice.
• Day Lewis Branded Vitamins and Supplements Range of Day Lewis branded health supplements including multivitamins, vitamin D, vitamin C, B-complex, calcium, omega-3, iron, and specialty formulations for bone health, joint care, and immune support.
• Medication Dispensing Service (Monitored Dosage System) Medication dispensing service organizing tablets into schedules to help patients manage multiple medications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pharmacy First service enables treatment for seven common conditions without GP visit

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• King's College LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2025King's College London collaborated with Day Lewis pharmacy chain for an early vaccinator pilot programme, allowing third-year MPharm students to train and practice as flu vaccinators two years earlier than usual. Students were placed in community pharmacies across London within days of completing their Saturday training with ProPharmace.
• ProPharmacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining provider collaborated with King's College London and Day Lewis pharmacy chain for the MPharm student flu vaccinator pilot programme.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Phoenix Group UK: Pan-European pharmaceutical wholesaler and owner of the Pharmacy2U/LloydsPharmacy UK retail platform — broad incumbent operating across both pharmaceutical distribution and UK retail pharmacy that competes with Day Lewis at multiple layers.
• McKesson UK (including LloydsPharmacy wholesale): Major pharmaceutical distributor and former owner of LloydsPharmacy retail network in the UK — comparable wholesale and dispensing infrastructure and operates at much larger scale across the UK pharmacy value chain.

Direct peers

• Well Pharmacy: One of the largest UK community pharmacy chains with ~700 branches, offering NHS dispensing, Pharmacy First, private clinical services, and digital prescription ordering — directly comparable in business model, NHS dependency, and service mix to Day Lewis.
• Superdrug Pharmacy: UK health and beauty retailer with pharmacy counters offering NHS dispensing, travel vaccinations, and private clinical services within high-street locations — directly overlapping retail-pharmacy positioning with Day Lewis.
• Rowlands Pharmacy: UK community pharmacy chain with several hundred branches offering NHS dispensing, Pharmacy First, private services and prescription delivery — similar mid-size community positioning to Day Lewis with comparable NHS funding exposure.
• Tesco Pharmacy: Supermarket-based pharmacy counters offering NHS dispensing, flu vaccinations, and travel clinics within Tesco stores — comparable service set but backed by grocery footfall and scale advantages that threaten mid-sized chains like Day Lewis.
• LloydsPharmacy / Pharmacy2U (Phoenix Group): UK pharmacy group combining former LloydsPharmacy branches with Pharmacy2U's online repeat prescription platform — directly comparable NHS dispensing and digital ordering offering that competes for the same NHS patient base as Day Lewis.
• Boots (Walgreens Boots Alliance): The UK's largest pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer with national branch coverage, full NHS dispensing, Pharmacy First, vaccinations, and digital prescription services — competes head-to-head with Day Lewis across nearly every clinical and dispensing category at much larger scale.
• Cohens Chemist: UK community pharmacy group with ~200 branches focused on NHS dispensing, Pharmacy First, and local clinical services — closely comparable mid-sized chain competing for the same patient cohort in similar geographies.

Others

• Numark Pharmacy: UK pharmacy buying group and support services organization serving hundreds of independent community pharmacies — comparable pharmacy services aggregation model but supplies rather than directly competes with Day Lewis's owned branches.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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