WHY JOIN FORTE?
At Forte we are only too aware of how demanding life in dispensary is and the challenges your practice has to face in terms of time and staff resource. Our aim is to assist your practice by streamlining ordering, giving choice and transparency of product, negotiating competitive pricing and discounts for you.
Alliance Healthcare – our wholesale provider and parent company has the widest range of pharmaceutical products available to dispensing practice within the UK and Forte, its Dispensing Doctor membership organisation, is driven to help you to gain the best from your Alliance Healthcare account.
Forte membership is designed to be flexible, so you can tailor your own access to best suit your purchasing habit and our generic offerings allow you to take advantage of some very competitive pricing, putting you in control.
The key benefits to Forte membership are:
- Access to the whole range of stock within Alliance Healthcare without incurring a low spend surcharge
- Wholesale eligible medical and surgical terms with no thresholds
- Enhanced NWOS fees and access to Manufacturer Discount Schemes (MDS) from applicable surgical suppliers
- Access to MDS that could provide benefit to the practice
- Options for generic purchasing to gain supply efficiencies and price clarity
- Exclusive member content and access to reporting at www.forte.uk.com.
COMMERCIAL OFFERING
EMD (Eligible Medical Discount): Enjoy an enhanced flat rate EMD for all your eligible purchases
QED (Quarterly Enhanced Discount): Our unique QED is available to all our members making the most of your practice purchasing
Generic Offering: Order via our Full Line scheme or competitive Short Line offer, tailored to support you and your dispensary, helping you maximise your profitability
MDS (Manufacturers Discount Scheme): Our comprehensive MDS portfolio is designed to assist with your branded purchasing
PI (Parallel Import): Competitive and tailored offering designed to enhance profitability versus UK brand purchases
RWA (Reduced Wholesaler Agreement): Members can access over 90% of all branded medicines whilst benefiting from discounts on eligible RWA lines
NWOS: Access to enhanced member partnership payments via our DAC (Dispensing Appliance Contractor), as well as exclusive access to surgical MDS
PRACTICE SUPPORT
Your Practice Matters: Members can receive quality information provided by the Forte Team and our partner contributors to supply our members with insightful news, views and opinions form the industry
Online Members Area: Members receive exclusive online access to everything you could need to keep your practice running as efficiently as possible including member benefit statement, monthly spend summary, PA item reports, bespoke MDS and RWA reports
Dedicated Business Development Manager and Telesupport: Whatever your need, your dedicated BDM and in-house Telesupport Team are always on hand to assist you with all your practice needs
