Pharmacy

Pharmacists, in uniform, working

The pharmacy department is responsible for providing advice about medicines and ensuring supply, to both inpatients on the wards and outpatients visiting clinics throughout the Royal Surrey Trust. The Team is made up of Pharmacists, Technicians and Assistants, many of whom are highly specialised and trained to cover specific areas within the hospital, as well as a dedicated procurement and admin team.

Pharmacy staff are able to advise patients on how to take and use their medications safely, talk through any side effects and discuss options for available over-the-counter medicines.

The pharmacy aseptics unit is responsible for the manufacture of certain medications such as intravenous chemotherapy and nutrition, as well as producing tailor-made doses for specific patients.

The team work together to ensure that any medicines prescribed are correct, appropriate, and supplied in a timely manner. 

Services provided

  • Visits to each inpatient ward by a pharmacist and medicines management technician.
  • Dispensing of inpatient, outpatient and take home medications from 3 dedicated dispensaries.
  • Ward stock top up service and distribution of medicines through pharmacy stores.
  • Manufacture of intravenous chemotherapy and nutrition through the aseptic unit.

Contact us

Telephone: 01483 571 122

  • Inpatient dispensary – Ext 4013
  • Outpatient dispensary – Ext 2853
  • Stores – Ext 4592
  • Aseptics – Ext 4588
  • Pharmacy Office – Ext 4750
  • Medicines Information when you have left the hospital: we are happy to answer questions about medicines started or changed in hospital either during an admission or after you have visited us as an outpatient 

    Please call the Pharmacy Medicines Helpline on:
    01276 526751 (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm)

Location

The Pharmacy Department is located on Level B, Outpatients wing.