posted 14 May, 2018

Pharmacy

The Pharmacy Department provides services to patients cared for at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH), Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH), Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI), Saint Mary’s Hospital (SMH), Trafford General Hospital, University Dental Hospital of Manchester and those cared for by our Community Services.

Pharmacy’s role is to support the safe and effective use of medicines for all our patients. We do this through a number of teams of highly trained pharmacists, technicians, assistants and support staff who specialise in different aspects of medicines use which is illustrated on the service map below:

Pharmacy Flowchart

The Pharmacy Department is established as a clinical support directorate and employs approximately 250 staff, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, dispensers, assistant technical officers, information analysts, clerical officers and porters. At any one time, up to 6 pre-registration pharmacists and 4 pre-registration technicians are undergoing training with us.

As would be expected for a major teaching hospital complex and we open our pharmacy seven days a week and have staff on site 24 hours a day in order to ensure medicines and pharmacy advice is available at all times.

The Pharmacy facilities are comprised of:

Oxford Road Campus

In-Patient Pharmacy, is located on the 4th floor in RMCH and is made up of:

  • Central pharmacy stores
  • Inpatient specialised ward dispensaries
  • Medicines Information Service
  • Clinical Trials Area
  • Sterile production unit
  • Non-sterile manufacturing unit
  • Clinical offices including management, training and clerical functions.
  • Adult Out-Patient Pharmacy, located on the ground floor in the MREH atrium
  • Children’s Out-Patient Pharmacy, located on the ground floor in RMCH.

Pharmacy Locations (Oxford Road Campus: MRI, RMCH SMH & MREH)

In-Patient Pharmacy

MFT In-Patient Pharmacy

4TH floor, RMCH

Opening hours
Monday – Friday: 08.00 -19.00
Saturday: 08.00 – 18.00
Sunday: 08.00 – 18.00

Telephone
0161 701 0232

Outpatient Pharmacies

Adult Out-Patient Pharmacy

Lloyds Pharmacy
Ground floor, MREH

Opening hours

Monday – Friday: 08.30 -18.00
Saturday: 08.30 – 14.00
Sunday: Closed

Telephone
0161 701 4302 / 0161 701 4304

Children’s Out-Patient Pharmacy

Lloyds Pharmacy
Ground floor, RMCH

Opening hours
Monday – Friday: 08.30 -18.00
Saturday-Sunday: Closed

Telephone
0161 701 4606 / 0161 701 4307

Trafford General Hospital In-Patient Pharmacy

Red zone near to the Out-patients’ and A&E departments

Opening hours

Monday – Friday: 09.00 -17.00
Saturday: 09.00 – 12.00

Telephone
0161 746 2522

Wythenshawe Hospital Site

Inpatient Dispensary Opening hours

Monday – Friday: 0900-1900

Telephone 0161 291 2288

Rowlands Outpatient Pharmacy Opening hours

Monday – Saturday: 0830-1800