Beauty delivery app bgX has repurposed its local delivery service to enable contactless online purchases of local pharmacy healthcare and wellness products dispatched direct to their door.
This will allow remote access to essential health-care products in less than an hour for those most at need and also reduces risk of infection of pharmacy staff who lack adequate personal protective equipment (PPE).
In normal circumstances the bgX app delivers beauty products and services at short notice but since the Covid-19 outbreak the app’s founders have been in touch with leading high street pharmacies to pilot a new delivery scheme for people to get health-care essentials direct to their door completely contact free.
The app sources pharmacies within a five mile radius and shows what products they have available in various categories, including pain management, hygiene and protection products including alcohol sanitisers and protective gloves and masks, immune support and wellness supplements, skincare, haircare and eye care, allergy relief, inhalers, thermometers and other diagnostic devices.
The bgX app is also in discussions about deliveries of prescriptions and Covid antibody home testing kits, and hopefully those will come onboard shortly.
The platform finds the closest rider from various partner logistic companies around the UK to deliver the pharmacy products to the customer. It’s similar to how Uber Eats and Deliveroo uses bikes, motorbikes, and sometimes cars, but instead of take-away food, they are delivering pharmacy products.
Ali Rafi, CEO and Co-Founder of bgX said: “We want to help the elderly and those with underlying health issues to get their pharmacy products safely and quickly without having to go to their local chemist and potentially mixing with other people.”
“This way we can help pharmacies do their amazing job keeping the UK public healthy, and also take away some of the pressure on local pharmacy staff who currently do not have adequate PPE equipment. By using the bgX app they can still provide their amazing service but also maintain social distancing.”
Mrs Sonal Davda, Managing Director at Chel Pharmacy Ltd added: “We were considering closing for the safety of our staff because we lack the necessary PPE equipment and have relatively small outlets which make social distancing almost impossible.
“The bgX platform has enabled us the flexibility during these tough times to continue serving our local communities with the vital products that they need.”