The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 276 No 7387 p157
11 February 2006

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Mental health pharmacy team recognised

A pharmacy team working for a mental health and disability trust has won a top award in recognition of the contribution it makes to patient safety and improvements in care. The Tees and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust named its pharmacy advice and support team as overall winners of its annual Celebrating Success awards.

Announcing the awards, which are in their third year, trust chairman Eileen Grace said: “This is a small team who work quietly behind the scenes and thanks to the skill of each individual member they have had a huge impact on the trust.”

The team, made up of four pharmacists and two technicians, were also winners of the trust’s governance award category.

Trust chief pharmacist Sue Hunter said: “I’m thrilled for the team. What I am really proud of is the work they have done in governance, in safe practice and in reducing risk in terms of medicines management. They have been particularly good in the way they deal with the complex nature of our patients’ medication requirements.”