‘OK Who’s Next?’, a Galway-based Enterprise Ireland-supported business, has announced that it is placed to immediately support pharmacies and health centres in the Covid-19 vaccination rollout with its online app-based appointment booking platform.
OK Who’s Next? has been selected by Enterprise Ireland, in conjunction with the Sunday Business Post, as a Top 100 Start-Up in Ireland. This reflects the success of how the OK Who’s Next? app booking solution can make a positive difference to businesses in Ireland right now.
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“As the rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine is imminent it is obvious that pharmacy led dispensing to support health centre/GP dispensing will be required to cope with potential demand,” said managing director Martin Flynn. “The logistics of handling this demand for pharmacies who do not have an online booking infrastructure in place will be extremely challenging. Part of the challenge is to provide service users the accessibility, availability, and convenience of a simple to use online booking facility. OKWN? is that facility, where pharmacies can set up in minutes and immediately take appointments for vaccinations as well as other service offered.”
OK Who’s Next? software supports appointment-based businesses in several industries including hairdressers, beauticians, wellbeing, therapists, gyms, and fitness coaches who all need an app solution when it comes to engaging with their users. The move to include healthcare centres and pharmacies is a natural progression for the use of the OKWN? software.
Potential vaccine has pharmacies 'on the backfoot'
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“The sudden availability of a potential vaccine will have many pharmacies on the backfoot, scrambling to plan how they can execute dispensing in terms of staff capacity, storage, regulatory guidelines, and appointment management, etc,” Mr Flynn added. “Pharmacies can avail of this solution right now and literally be taking appointments in minutes. OK Who’s Next? is cloud based and can handle thousands of appointments a day. Service users can book appointments instantly and get immediate confirmation and reminders of appointments on the free-to-use iOS and Android apps.
“Pharmacies stay in total control of their appointments in line with the capacity of the pharmacy, therefore making sure they are not overwhelmed with the potential rush for the vaccine. And of course, OKWN? can be used for other nurse-led appointment services, such as blood checks, cholesterol checks, etc. We are delighted to be able to support such an important activity as a national vaccination rollout during such a challenging time for the country.”
