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Our Services

Pharmacy

Patients first / safety / quality & value / support one another / enjoy work

Opening hours

Monday - Friday: 08.45am - 6.00pm

Saturday: 10.00am - 1.00pm

Bank Holidays: 10.00am - 2.00pm

A list of out-of-hours chemists is available from main reception

Representatives are seen by appointment only

How to find us

We are located on Hospital Street (area E), just along from Cliftonville Restaurant, near to car park 1.

Services

  • Aseptic Dispensing
  • Prescription surveillance and Clinical Pharmacy advice
  • Dispensing for in-patients, out-patients and discharge patients
  • Procurement of commercial and 'special' medicines
  • Distribution of medicines to wards and departments
  • Formulary Management
  • Medicines Information to answer enquiries and produce guidance
  • Mental Health pharmacy
  • Close liaison with KGH and Primary Care Trust
  • Quality Assurance of medicines, medical gases and environments
  • Radiopharmacy support
  • Training and Development for pharmacy staff and others

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The team

Our team of 120 staff serve patients and staff of NGH and Northamptonshire Healthcare (South).  The team is made up of pharmacists, medicine management technicians, pharmacy technicians, dispensers, assistant technical officers (ATOs), administrative and clerical staff.

Facilities

  • Modern, centrally located, department with a licensed manufacturing unit and wholesale dealer's licence. 
  • Office facilities in adjacent location [Billing House] 
  • New department at Berrywood Hospital.
  • Automated dispensing system
  • Electronic discharge and electronic prescribing of chemotherapy
  • Aseptic unit (a sterile environment used for making up chemotherapy and other medicines)
  • Quality assurance department