Latest news from Pharmacy

Since the beginning of the covid pandemic back in 2020, the role of those in the Pharmacy Department at UHDB has become even more unprecedented. While they are still responsible for medicines management across our Trust, they are now also the go-to for any questions about covid-19, both treatments and vaccinations.

Aside from their normal daily responsibilities the team do a lot of work behind the scenes to help protect colleagues, including a huge contribution to the seasonal vaccinations campaign.

On Friday 14 October, UHDB held it’s first in-person awards ceremony in three years at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, with 260 members of #TeamUHDB joining in an evening of celebrating exceptional care together.

The glamorous awards ceremony, hosted by local radio DJ Mark O’Sullivan, saw nominees for 10 awards come together to celebrate in what was a night to remember.

A new digitised process for prescribing and dispensing medications at UHDB is benefiting patients and staff-alike by making it easier than ever for people to receive the right medicines for them.

UHDB is the first Trust in the country to have introduced a ‘closed loop medication supply’ process that better enables clinicians to electronically prescribe patients with the drugs that they need via our Pharmacy department.

We’ve been speaking to one of the #UHDBheroes in Pharmacy about why she loves being part of this team, after an exciting new opportunity to join the department opened up this week.

An incredibly supportive team and plentiful development opportunities are among some of the reasons members of Royal Derby Hospital’s Pharmacy Team believe it is such a great place to work.

Dominique Devine, Pharmacy Technician at Queen’s Hospital Burton, shares advice on how this year more than ever, your local pharmacist can help and your family. They can offer advice on a wide range of minor health concerns, such as an upset stomach, and other illnesses, as well as answering questions you may have about medications.

Pride Pharmacy opened its doors at Royal Derby Hospital at the start of February and is one of the busiest pharmacies in the region, dispensing around 10,000 prescriptions every month.

Clive Newman, Chief Pharmacist at UHDB and Managing Director of Pride Pharmacy said: “We recognise there have been challenging moments in the first few weeks and would like to thank everyone who has visited us for their patience."

For the next five weeks you’ll hear from a variety of frontline staff from across UHDB giving advice on which services can help you, and how you can help us by being prepared for winter.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton is now operating a pharmacy home delivery service from Royal Derby Hospital.