Pharmacy opening times

Pharmacy department Lynfield Mount Hospital

Telephone: 01274 363 230
Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.15pm
Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays: 9.30 am – 1.30 pm (main pharmacy Bradford Royal Infirmary telephone: 01274 364237)
Staff based at Lynfield Mount Hospital have access to on call pharmacy services provided by Bradford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust outside of these hours.

Pharmacy department Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Telephone: 01535 652 511
Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.30pm
Staff based at Airedale Centre for Mental Health have access to the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust on call pharmacy services outside of these hours.

Contact the pharmacy team

Jaspreet Sohal – Acting Chief Pharmacist
Telephone: 01274 363177
Email: jaspreet.sohal@bdct.nhs.uk

Psychotropic drug formulary

This drug formulary has been developed jointly between the pharmacists and doctors in the Trust, with input from Primary Care. It has been developed to promote quality, cost-effective prescribing both in the primary and secondary care sectors. The formulary will be regularly reviewed and enhanced to include links to local and national guidelines.

Wound management guidelines and formulary

This wound management guidelines and formulary, supports the wound management policy and has been devised by the tissue viability team in consultation with community nurses, podiatrists and pharmacists.

The contents are based on the best practice evidence at the time of publication.

There are a wide range of products included in the formulary that will assist clinicians in making informed clinical management decisions appropriate for specific stages of wound healing.

In exceptional circumstances where a suitable dressing cannot be found in the formulary further information and advice must be sought from the tissue viability service.

Information about medication

From this page you can find useful information about medicines and how various drugs work including any known possible side effects:

NICE

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care.

Choice and Medication

A website offering people information about medications used within mental health settings to help people make informed decisions about medication. It also contains information on medication groups, advice on many mental health conditions, tables comparing the main treatments used, and user-friendly guidance on how the drugs are thought to work and on their common side-effects.

The electronic medicines compendium

Run by the pharmaceutical industry www.medicines.org.uk/emc/ website contains information leaflets found in medication packs. It summarises the product and its characteristics produced by the pharmaceutical company. Our pharmacy team, ward and community teams also have a range of printed leaflets about medicines which you can ask for. Please note: We cannot take responsibility for information on any external website.

What to know about medicines

If you need to come in to one of our hospitals for treatment and care, it’s important you bring with you any prescribed medicines you are currently taking. This is to ensure our staff know exactly what medicines you are taking and it will also help to avoid any delays in you receiving your medicines.

If you have any questions about your medicines, it is usually best to discuss them with the pharmacist who supplied them to you. If you use any of our services, you should initially contact your key-worker/community psychiatric nurse who will be able to help and if needed will put you in touch with one of our pharmacists for further information or advice.

If you or someone you are caring for experiences a side effect to a medicine, you can report it to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) by visiting this website.

Medicines out of hours

If you run out of prescription medicines, you may be able to get an emergency supply without a prescription from a community pharmacist or supermarket pharmacy.
If a pharmacy can’t help, you may be able to get a prescription from a GP out-of-hours service. You can also go to an NHS walk-in centre.
If you are not certain what to do or who to contact, you can telephone the NHS on 111 who will be able to provide further advice.

Our pharmacy services

Pharmacists are trained experts in the use of medicines. They can give advice on the safe use of prescription and over-the-counter medicines. Our pharmacists provide accurate, independent information and education about medicines to staff, service users and carers. They use their specialist knowledge to dispense drugs and advise people about the medication they have been prescribed. They work closely with health care professionals to develop a plan of appropriate medication required. Our dedicated pharmacists also provide support to ensure our resources are used effectively.

Our pharmacy services are provided by pharmacy departments of the local Acute Hospital Trusts (Bradford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Airedale NHS Foundation Trust).

We have an in-house pharmacy with specialist pharmacists based at Lynfield Mount Hospital covering the Bradford area whilst the Keighley area is covered by staff based within Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.