Dispensing Doctors: Understanding this opportunity for Life Sciences

Thursday 19th November 2026 13:00 - 14:00 (GMT)


A practical guide to the structure, influence and evolving role of dispensing doctor practices in today’s NHS

Masterclass Details:

Dispensing doctor practices serve millions of patients in rural and semi-rural communities and continue to play a distinctive and often under-recognised role within the NHS. Since our last session in May 2026, ongoing financial pressures, primary care reform and shifting prescribing dynamics have further influenced how these practices operate and make decisions.

In this 60-minute masterclass, Greg Bull, Director at Dispensing Doctor Experts UK, revisits the dispensing doctor landscape to reflect what has changed – and what it means for Life Sciences teams today. He will explore how funding models, margins and operational pressures are evolving, and how these factors are shaping prescribing and procurement decisions in 2026-27.

The session will also examine how engagement strategies need to adapt – balancing commercial awareness with compliance and patient-centred value – to support both practice sustainability and improved patient outcomes.

Join live to ask your questions and gain real-world insight into how dispensing practices think, work and make decisions.

 

Key Learning Objectives:

• Understand what has changed for dispensing doctor practices
• Learn how funding, margins and operational pressures are influencing decisions in 2026-27
• Explore the commercial and practical realities shaping engagement opportunities
• Discover how to work compliantly and effectively with dispensing doctors
• Gain insight into how Life Sciences can support access and outcomes in rural and semi-rural communities

LSAA reserves the right to restrict access to this webinar to LSAA members
  • Date and time

    19th Nov 2026 13:00 – 14:00 (GMT)

Dispensing Doctors: Understanding this opportunity for Life Sciences

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