Our values
Across our organisation, we are all driven by a shared purpose: to create a healthier world where more people can live more positive lives. Our values guide the way and help us ensure we always do the right thing, by acting with integrity, putting the customer first, demonstrating accountability, being respectful and delivering excellence.
One McKesson family
We believe in creating an organisation where all colleagues feel informed and involved in what’s going on around the business. Everyone is invited to share their ideas through our colleague forum, which we call the Big Conversation. We also run an employee opinion survey every year, where people can have their say on how to make McKesson an even better place to work.
Charity work
Dementia is a significant concern for our patients and our colleagues. The fact that it affects thousands of people in the UK, the vast majority of them over the age of 65, means that our pharmacy teams will interact with dementia patients and their carers every single day.
To help raise awareness of dementia, and improve quality of life for people with the condition, we formed an official charity agreement with Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland in 2015. Since then, we have been working hard to support the charity in many different ways. For example, we have:
- Raised over £390,000 by taking part in national Alzheimer’s Society events such as Elf Day, Dementia Awareness Week and World Alzheimer’s Day
- Recruited nearly 20,000 Dementia Friends
- Supported the funding of dementia research projects that align with our business
- Donated proceeds from carrier bag sales
- Added a forget-me-not flower to all colleague name badges
- Created Healthy Living Zones in all our pharmacies
- Hosted John Bell & Croyden coffee mornings
