The Department of Pharmacy provides services to primary and secondary centres throughout Lothian. Services include dispensing, aseptic, clinical, radiopharmacy, procurement and distribution, medicines information, medicines management, and quality assurance. These services are currently delivered across 4 Health and Social Care Partnerships and 7 hospital sites: the Western General Hospital (WGH), the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE), the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP), St John’s Hospital (SJH), Royal Edinburgh Hospital (REH), East Lothian Community Hospital (ELCH) and Liberton Hospital (LIB).
The Pharmacy and Medicines Service employs approximately 665 WTE staff including Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Support Workers, Business Managers and Administrative staff, including approximately 177 WTE Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians working in GP practices supporting delivery of the General Medical Services Pharmacotherapy Services.
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