MPs visit pharmacy
Members of the All-Party Pharmacy Group visited the pharmacy department of St Thomas' Hospital, London, on 18 July.
Tony West, trust chief pharmacist and president, Guild of Healthcare
Pharmacists, provided an update on changes in the hospital service over
the past few years. David Webb, director of clinical pharmacy, London,
Eastern and South East Pharmacy Services, provided an overview of the
development of consultant pharmacist practice. The group also visited
pharmacists working in various clinical areas around the hospital (ie,
intensive care, accident and emergency and general medicine). The role
of pharmacists in ensuring effective use of antimicrobial drugs in hospitals
was also discussed.
Howard Stoate MP, chair of the group, attended the meeting, along with
Kevin Barron MP, Baroness Jenny Tonge and Baroness Julia Cumberlege.
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Hospital Pharmacist