1. Inside A Hospital Pharmacy Matt Wright Senior Pharmacist

2. What is a drug? What is a medicine? Examples of both? Examples of medicines?

3. Pharmacy Workforce Pharmacists Pharmacy Technicians Pharmacy Assistants Clerical Staff

4. Dispensary

5. Aseptic Services

6. Medicines Information

7. On The Ward

8. Pharmacists Entry requirements: 3 A-levels (including chemistry) 5 years to qualify: –4 year “MPharm” Masters degree –1 year pre-registration training Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Salary –Pre-registration: £14k –Starting: £22k –After a few years: £30k –Senior Pharmacist: £35k-40k –Chief Pharmacist: 50k-£70k

9. Pharmacy Technicians Entry Requirements: –4 G.C.S.E’s – Maths, English, 2 Sciences 2 years to qualify: –work based training –1 day a week at college –NVQ 3 Pharmacy Services Salary –Student Technician: £10k –Starting: £13k –After a year: £16k-£20k –Senior Technician: £20k-£24k –Chief Technician: £25-£34k

10. Pharmacy Assistants No formal entry requirements NVQ 2 Pharmacy Services Salary: 10k-14k

11. Any Questions?