About Us
Elevating Health and Empowering Lives
​We are an NHS community pharmacy within Croydon, offering a range of NHS and private services. We pride ourselves on offering a friendly, caring, informative and supportive experience to our patients. We have a highly trained staff team who all share the same aspirations, and hope to provide an experience you won't forget.
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We don't have a fancy store front, or state of the art decor, but we provide trditional, homegrown service with a smile and excellent healthcare advice. ​Our mission is to support and empower individual lives through the delivery of excellent health and wellbeing services. Working together with our patients to build a healthier and happier community.
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We believe in autonomy and inclusivity, and here at Allcorn Chemist, we believe in the human touch. Whilst we appreciate that being able to utilise a website or booking site may make it easier and more convenient for some, we also know that having someone to talk to about your healthcare needs, worries and even triumphs, can support our patients in achieving their healthcare goals. So we have decided to combine them both and provide individualised, person-centred care.
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​Read on for more information about us or click below to see the range of services we offer. Don't fancy a screen and want a person? Give us a call or pop into store. Click the button to find our contact details.
Our Story
Allcorn Chemist began its history over 60 years ago when my father set up an NHS pharmacy to serve the healthcare needs of the local community. Having been raised in the local area, and feeling the same passion as my father for our community, I continue on this mission to ensure that we can continue to provide excellent and collaborative healthcare to all our patients, supporting their wellbeing needs and empowering their lives.
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Many of our local residents have seen me and my siblings grow up in the neighbourhood and for many of our patients I have been given the privilege to see them grow up and build their own families and lives. For the parents and grandparents who collected their medication from my father, their children and grandchildren now bring the sense of community, togetherness and family back into our door.
Growing up, I watched as my father poured his heart and soul into building a space where the community could come together to both find health and wellbeing, but also to become a part of a collective where we all stood for common cause, in developing a healthier community. Whilst many of our old friends and neighbours may have moved on over the past 60 years, we remain here, strong and supported, hoping to remain a pillar in the community and also to extend our mission to any newcomers who may want to come and join and see what all the fuss is about!
Bringing people together and being able to watch some of the people we have helped to feel empowered and in control of their health goals, has continued throughout the years to give me motivation to continue in this journey. During our 60 years, we have seen a lot, but we believe in holding on to the good old fashioned values we started this dream on.
As a single branch, family run, community pharmacy, we believe in delivering the ultimate service, but more importantly, we believe that your pharmacy should know YOU. You are more than the medications you take, and the ailments you may come to us to ask, so part of the experience we hope to offer is that all of our customers feel welcome, familiar and comfortable. We believe in asking how your day was if you need a chat, or knowing when you're in a rush to pick up the kids, or running to that work meeting, so that we can make sure that we tailor our service and experience to each of our patients needs.
Our story is a 60 year mission passed down, from a father to a son, to keep supporting the lives of those around us by providing an optimal healthcare experience. Thank you for your support in this journey and for reading our story. Please do pop into store and check out the original alchemy equipment we have retained for that traditional chemist feeling and experience or to meet our team. ​
