NHS pharmacy team takes roadshow to four Sussex hospitals
Pharmacy staff who support people using mental health, learning disability and neurodevelopmental services are visiting four Sussex hospitals as part of World Pharmacy Week.
The team from Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will hold roadshow events at Langley Green Hospital in Crawley, the Department of Psychiatry in Eastbourne, Meadowfield in Worthing and Mill View in Hove.
Staff, patients and families will be able to speak to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians about their work and share feedback on the trust’s pharmacy services. The trust has not given dates for the individual hospital visits.
Sussex Partnership employs 76 pharmacy staff, including pharmacists, technicians, assistants, medicines safety staff and administrators. They work with inpatient, community and urgent care teams to help people use medicines safely and effectively.
Isaac Otomewo, the trust’s lead pharmacist for physical health, said: “Behind every prescription is a team of pharmacy professionals working to improve patient safety, optimise treatment, and tackle health inequalities. I am proud to be part of a profession that combines clinical expertise, innovation and collaboration to improve the lives of the people we serve.”
The team will also share accounts of their work on social media in the hope of encouraging others to consider a career in pharmacy. This year, the trust is taking on two foundation trainee pharmacists and two trainee pharmacy technicians.
Clinical pharmacy lead Jules Haste said: “I help patients understand their medicines, discuss benefits and side effects, and ensure their voices are heard when decisions about treatment are made.”
World Pharmacy Week runs from September 19 to 25, with World Pharmacists Day falling on Friday, September 25.