We also provide a specialist dispensing aseptic service to the wards and cancer patients. 

A medicines information service is available for patients, as well as doctors and nurses, for advice on the technical aspects of best use of medicines. 

We run a medicines helpline to provide information about medicines to patients who have recently had a prescription dispensed by one of the Trust’s pharmacies. Calls are answered by pharmacy staff who are skilled and experienced in locating, assessing and interpreting information about medicines. Together with their own clinical knowledge, the team have access to a wide range of information resources including textbooks, journals, online databases and specialist advice. Typical enquiries answered by the team include how to take your medicines, dosage, side effects of medicines, and drug in pregnancy and breast feeding. Patients can contact the medicines helpline team by phoning 01494 425355, Monday to Friday between 12-5 pm.

Click here for the contact phone numbers for each hospital or a list of the opening times for each site.

Clinical pharmacy

Clinical services manager  - 01494 425994.
Clinical services are provided to most wards within the Trust. There are lead pharmacists for general medicine, surgery, anti-infectives, anticoagulation, critical care, cancer, specialist medicine, women’s and children’s and emergency medicine/A&E. Each service has a team of staff allocated to it and this team is integrated with the clinical teams in order to support the care of the patient at the bedside.

Dispensaries

Dispensary manager Stoke Mandeville 01296 315285
Dispensary manager Wycombe 01494 425251
The Trust has two main dispensaries at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe. They are are fitted with dispensing robots. There is also a satellite pharmacy at Amersham Hospital which is open at specific times. In addition, there are a number of on-ward patient dispensaries for our clinical teams to use.  

Aseptic services

Aseptic managers Stoke Mandeville -  01296 315286
Aseptic manager Wycombe  - 01494 425862
The Trust has two aseptic suites one on each main site, providing chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition and CIVA services. 

Formulary management

The formulary service manages the Trust formulary and the managed entry of new medicines into use by the Trust.  They also manage the Trust guidelines process as well as unlicensed medicines.

Medicines information - 01494 425355
The Trust has a medicines information service located at Wycombe Hospital. It deals with enquiries and provides evaluated responses and advice. It also has a patient information line to support our patients in their care when they have left the Trust.