A timeline of discussions with the HSE regarding the development of a fit for purpose career structure recognising the value and expertise that Hospital pharmacists bring to modern healthcare has been published under the CAREER STRUCTURE tab.
The length of the negotiations coupled with failed implementation despite clear safety, quality and financial benefits is of great regret to members of the profession who have worked tirelessly and diligently to improve services, expand roles and bring expertise in the use of medicines from the pharmacy to the side of the patient.
The resource on the website speaks to the lengths that the profession has gone to in order to drive change that benefits patients, local hospitals, the health care system and the government.
