Hospital Pharmacist
Vol 11 No 9 p358
October 2004

News summary

Minister visits hospital pharmacy

Rosie Winterton, health minister, visited the Royal Liverpool Hospital on 22 September. She was accompanied by the director of pharmacy, Alison Ewing, who is also a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Council.

Ms Winterton’s was shown the aseptic suite and the dispensary. She watched the automated dispensing machine in action, and was given the opportunity to load an item.

The Minister was also taken to an acute medical admission ward, where she spoke to a pharmacist and technician about their work overseeing original pack dispensing and re-use of patients’ own medicines.