Pharmacy

Contact details

NGH Main Hospital Pharmacy

Telephone: 01604 545700

Opening hours for inpatient and inpatient discharge prescriptions

Monday - Friday: 08.45 - 18.00
Saturday: 10.00- 16.00
Sunday: 10.00- 16.00
Bank Holidays: 10.00 - 16.00

Boots Pharmacy

Telephone: 01604 624147

Opening hours for out patient prescriptions only

Monday - Friday: 09.00- 18.00
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Bank Holidays: Closed

A list of out-of-hours chemists is available from main reception and A&E.
Representatives are seen by appointment only.

Services

Aseptic Dispensing
Prescription surveillance and Clinical Pharmacy advice
Dedicated Ward Pharmacy to admissions and frailty
Dispensing for in-patients, out-patients [NGH Boots] and discharge patients
Procurement of commercial and 'special' medicines
Distribution of medicines to wards and departments [we have an Omnicel robot and e-cabinets on some wards]
Formulary Management
NGH Formulary
Medicines Information to answer enquiries and produce guidance
Quality Assurance of medicines and environments
Radiopharmacy Support
Training and Development for pharmacy staff and others

Click here to view our Pharmacy Annual Plan 2022/23

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Click here to view Pharmacy Ethos presentation

The team

The team of 160 staff 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]
Automated dispensing system
Ward pharmacy staff have individual notebooks/laptops
Electronic discharge, electronic prescribing of chemotherapy
Aseptic Unit (a sterile environment used for making up chemotherapy and other medicines)
Quality Assurance department