Type
PharmacyThe NHFT Pharmacy service supports staff, service users and carers to safely manage medicine. We also help to improve the use of medicines by providing a high value service.
We do this by providing:
- Accurate and independent data about medicines to other healthcare colleagues, service users and carers
- Clinical and dispensing activities to manage medicines for service users in inpatient and community teams
- Support to ensure that medicines management assets are used cost effectively within NHFT.
For Pharmacy opening times, please open this document: Lloyds Pharmacy Opening Hours[pdf] 202KB
Contact us
Berrywood Pharmacy
Contact number: 01604 685414
Additional information contact:
Michaela Cox
Chief Pharmacist
Email: michaela.cox@nhft.nhs.uk
Russell Parsons
Deputy Chief Pharmacist
Email: russell.parsons@nhft.nhs.uk
Julian Blackwell
Medicines Management Business Manager
Email julian.blackwell@nhft.nhs.uk
Where are courses held?
A formulary is a preferred list of medicines for use within the organisation. If the patient meets the clinical criteria set out in the guidance, all medicines recommended by a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) technology appraisal are available at the Trust as a treatment option for the disease or condition covered. Treatments can proceed if the clinician concludes that the drug recommended by the NICE technology is the most appropriate one to use. This always follows a discussion of all available treatments, and only if the patient agrees.
There is a specific list of preferred choices for medicines used by the Trust’s mental health and HIV teams. See below:
NHFT Formulary July 2021 [pdf] 1MB
Related links
NHFT is a subscriber to the Choice and Medication information services. The Choice and Medication website offers people information about medications used in the mental health setting to help people make informed decisions about medication. Use the site yourself, together with your family or someone you care for, or with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) website
In addition to many other services, NICE makes recommendations to the NHS on:
- New and existing medicines, treatments and procedures
- Treating and caring for people with specific diseases and conditions.
- Useful information booklet.