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Inpatient Pharmacy opens at St Thomas’ Hospital
St Thomas’ hospital has opened a state-of-the-art Inpatient Pharmacy.
The Inpatient Pharmacy at St Thomas’ Hospital has undergone an extensive transformation to help maximise efficiecny and space.
As part of the redesign a new robot, capable of both storing large quantities of medicine and dispensing them accurately, was installed. This has allowed pharmacy functions to take place on one floor instead of two, and a new open plan office environment to be built on the lower ground floor for staff, giving them more space and resources.
The redevelopment of the Inpatient Pharmacy has led to several benefits including a reduced processing time for medicines. This has meant that patients waiting for their medicine before they can be discharged can go home sooner, leading to an overall better patient experience.
Additionally, staff no longer need to move medicines between several areas of the hospital thanks to the more efficient storage system, saving time and resources.
Hugh Taylor, chairman of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, said: “The redevelopment of the Inpatient Pharmacy at St Thomas’ reinforces our commitment to ensure our patients have the best experience possible at Guy’s and St Thomas’. I’ve been a patient at St Thomas’ myself, and know first-hand just how important it is to both our staff and patients that medicines are administered in a timely and efficient manner, especially when patients are discharged. This new Inpatient Pharmacy will go a long way to making sure we continue to deliver in this respect.”
Tim Hanlon, chief pharmacist at Guy’s and St Thomas’, said: “I am very proud and honoured to have overseen the launch of our new Inpatient Pharmacy to help deliver medicines to our patients in a more efficient and effective way.
“I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude and thanks to staff, including the Trust Board for funding this capital development, and the whole pharmacy team for maintaining their high level of work throughout this process. The development of the Inpatient Pharmacy involved several teams across the hospital working together, and in such a huge hospital that is no small task.”
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