25/03/2025
We want to say a huge thank you to our wonderful patients, customers and colleagues that have been with us over the past 32 years.
It is with mixed emotions that we announce Ray Mackie will be retiring from the 1st of April and Slamannan Village Pharmacy will be left in the very capable hands of the central Scotland based group Right Medicine Pharmacy.
Ray purchased Slamannan in 1993 from 80 year old Pharmacist Tom Menzies. Ray modernised the pharmacy introducing a computer system, opening on Saturday mornings as well as no longer using the coal fire to destroy old medicines.
He built up the business by wholeheartedly
serving the local community and introducing a free delivery service reaching across Falkirk and the Braes. This included many late nights delivering oxygen cylinders, stocking first aid kits for the boats in Grangemouth and serving four nursing homes.
He soon had to expand the Pharmacy building into the old bank and employ a larger team with staff working alongside him for many of the last 32 years.
To this day Ray cares deeply for his patients often visiting housebound patients, giving advice and going the extra mile where possible.
He was a strong advocate for Community Pharmacy serving on many local healthcare committees and one of the pioneers of the Palliative Care Service in Forth Valley. In 2012 he was elected as the Scottish representative for the National Pharmacy Association alongside Noel Wicks, one of the founders of Right Medicine.
Ray went on to purchase five more Pharmacies across the UK. However Slamannan and the community it has served for over three decades has always held a special place in his heart.
Ray is looking forward to spending lots more time with his three young grandchildren, trips to the coast with his cocker spaniel Lexi and putting a few more miles on his electric bike.
Thanks again and all the very best.
From Ray, Gael and daughter Eilidh.
