You can still get NHS support over the Easter Bank Holiday: 29 March - 1 April

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If it's not a life-threatening emergency get the help you need via:
  • 111.nhs.uk who can support you at home or direct you to the best service for you
  • The pharmacy is open and can help with minor illnesses and offer clincial advice on conditions like earache, UTI's, sore throats and insect bites
  • For metal health support, please contact 0800 448 0828
  • Corby Urgent Care Centre can treat lacerations, cuts, sprains, strains, minor burns and wounds
  • For dental emergencies please contact 111.nhs.uk
For life threatening emergencies call 999

Pharmacy Department and Services

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Your medicines, our priority
 
 
 
Members of our Pharmacy Team with Pharmacy robot
 

Our Team

The Pharmacy Team provide a high quality, professional pharmacy service to in-patients and out-patients.  The service is responsive to the needs of patients and is developing the use of IT to improve patient safety and efficiency. The team is made up of pharmacists, medicines management technicians, pharmacy technicians, dispensers, assistant technical officers (ATOs), administrative and clerical staff, providing a range of services involving:
  • Dispensing hospital prescriptions for in-patients, out-patients and discharge patients
  • Aseptic Dispensing of chemotherapy
  • Prescription surveillance and Clinical Pharmacy advice
  • Distribution of medicines to wards and departments
  • Formulary Management
  • Medicines Information to answer enquiries and produce guidance in conjunction with Northampton General Hospital
  • Quality Assurance of medicines and environments
  • Training and Development for pharmacy staff and others

Coming into Hospital

Please bring with you any medicines that you take including any over the counter medicines or complementary medicines.  Please hand these to the staff member caring for you when you come to the hospital.