Clinical pharmacy service
The clinical pharmacy service is provided by directorate teams consisting of a clinical specialist pharmacist, a junior pharmacist and in some directorates, a technician. Practice research and drug usage reviews are actively encouraged within the directorates and are led by our specialist pharmacy team. The department is actively involved in patient education rehabilitation programmes for patients following cardiac surgery and for those with heart failure as well as individual patient medication consultations.
The provision of financial and drug usage information by clinical specialist pharmacists to divisional managers and clinical staff is well established. The senior principal pharmacist for support services together with the New Drugs Group, ensures appropriate introduction of new drugs into the Trust.
Contact
| Carol Hayes, specialist pharmacist, cardiology | 01895 828 415 |
| Haifa Lyster, consultant pharmacist, transplantation | 01895 828 595 |
| Chris Remmington, specialist pharmacist, critical care | 020 7352 8121 ext 4376 |
| Jamie Cheong, specialist pharmacist, antimicrobial | 020 7352 8121 ext 4586 |
| Sian Bentley, specialist pharmacist, paediatrics | 020 7352 8121 ext 4375 |
| Elaine Bowman, specialist pharmacist, respiratory | 020 7351 8059 |
| Karen Lee, specialist pharmacist, surgery and pain | 020 7352 8121 ext 4586 |
| Sally Manning, senior pharmacist, cardiology | 01895 828 415 |
| Deepa Lakhani, specialist pharmacist, cardiology | 020 7351 8121 ext 4586 |
| Carly Aarons, lead EPMA pharmacist | 020 7352 8121 ext 4092 |
Technical services 
Technical services staff at Royal Brompton Hospital provide a central intravenous additive service to respiratory and paediatric patients as well as adult and paediatric TPN and clinical material for both sites, using a combination of external manufacturers and use of the aseptic unit at Royal Marsden Hospital.
Opening hours
9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday
Contact details
Telephone: 020 7351 8787
Dispensary services – Harefield Hospital
The dispensary provide inpatient, outpatient and discharge medication services to the wards and departments. The dispensary also provides medicines for home care patients.
Opening hours
9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday
10am to 12pm, Saturday
Contact details
| Michelle Butler, senior technician, patient services | 01895 828 596 |
Dispensary services – Royal Brompton Hospital
The dispensary provide inpatient, outpatient and discharge medication services to the wards and departments. A chief technician and a senior pharmacist are responsible for the daily management of the dispensary.
Opening hours
9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday
9am to 3pm, Saturday
Contact details
| Elizabeth Hutchings, pharmacy patient services manager | 020 7351 8038 |
Medicines information and clinical trial service
Two medicines information pharmacists, assisted by a principal technician and a rotational pharmacist, provide the Trust's medicine information service using online facilities and databases. The unit also run a patient helpline service, the direct dial number is 020 188 1569. The medicines information unit is the UK recognised centre of excellence in cardiothoracic thoracic medicine information.
The department supports clinical research being conducted within the Trust with two members of staff involved in the management of the drug component of clinical trials, with approximately 35 trials underway at a time.
Opening hours
9.00am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday
Contact details
| Vivian Wu, medicines information and clinical trials manager | 020 7351 8901 |
| Vibha Teli, principal technician medicines information and clinical trials | 020 7351 8901 |
| Email the medicines information unit | medinfo@rbht.nhs.uk |