The two leading groups of independent, locally Irish owned pharmacies, Totalhealth Pharmacy (Totalhealth) and Haven Pharmacy (Haven) have agreed to merge, following the approval of members. There are currently 49 Haven and 78 Totalhealth pharmacies in communities nationwide throughout Ireland. Combined, Haven and Totalhealth will manage supply chain value in the order of €200m per annum. L/R – John Arnold, Managing Director, Totalhealth Pharmacy Group; Daragh Connolly, Chairperson, Haven Pharmacy Group; Rory O’Donnell, Chairperson, Totalhealth Pharmacy Group. Mr. Connolly and Mr. Arnold have been designated Chairperson and Chief Executive respectively of the now merging Haven and Totalhealth groups. Picture by Shane O’Neill, Coalesce.
Ireland’s Haven and Totalhealth Pharmacy groups to merge
The two leading groups of independent, locally Irish owned pharmacies, Totalhealth Pharmacy (Totalhealth) and Haven Pharmacy (Haven) have agreed to merge, following the approval of members. There are currently 49 Haven and 78 Totalhealth pharmacies in communities nationwide throughout Ireland.
Both groups are entirely member owned by individual, community-based pharmacists with a complementary geographical spread throughout Ireland. Members operate their local pharmacies under their own name together with the overall brand identity of their membership group, i.e. Haven and Totalhealth.
The groups provide supply chain management, marketing, and organisational and business administration supports to their pharmacy members. The branding schemes for both groups will remain in place for up to two years to ensure ongoing continuity of awareness and service for patients, consumers and communities.
Combined, Haven and Totalhealth will manage supply chain value in the order of €200m per annum.
The current chair of Haven Pharmacy Group, Daragh Connolly will be chair of the combined new group.
The Managing Director of Totalhealth John Arnold has been appointed as the new group’s CEO.
Daragh Connolly, Chairperson of the merging group said, “The benefits of co-operation have supported strong progress and resilience to date. We believe that the time is right to expand and widen that co-operation by joining together to create a stronger collective market presence, focused on the ongoing growth, development and sustainability of all our individual pharmacy members and based on our shared mission to meet the needs of our deeply valued patients, consumers and the local communities who we are proud to serve.”
Group CEO, John Arnold said, “Totalhealth and Haven are an excellent fit with a similar ethos, mission, values and culture, creating the largest Irish branded pharmacy group with a complementary geographical reach. Each group has great professional expertise and experience which will now be combined, supporting continuing innovation in service delivery for customers and enhanced care, choice and value for local communities.”
