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Community Pharmacy Palliative Care Networks - NHSSB, SHSSB, EHSSB, WHSSB

Range of conditions served

Palliative/Supportive

Services available at the organisation

Out of Hours
Supportive and palliative care

Forty-two community pharmacies geographically spread across Northern Ireland are participating in these palliative care networks. Each pharmacy:

  • stock a range of locally agreed medicines commonly used for symptom management in palliative care;
  • can provide information and advice on use of these medicines.
    Community pharmacies currently participating in palliative care networks are located in the following towns:
    WHSSB    NHSSB    SHSSB    EHSSB
    Belleek    Antrim    Armagh    Bangor
    Castlederg    Ballycastle    Aughnacloy    Belfast x 5
    Enniskillen    Ballymena    Banbridge    Downpatrick
    Limavady    Ballymoney    Crossmaglen    Holywood
    Lisnakea    Carrickfergus    Lurgan    Kircubbin
    Londonderry x 2    Coleraine    Moy    Lisburn
    Omagh    Draperstown    Newry    Newcastle
    Strabane    Glengormley    Portadown    Newtownards
    Larne        
    Moneymore        
    Randalstown        
    Stewartstown       

Patients and/or their carers are encouranged to continue to use their usual community pharmacy to obtain prescriptions and medicines advice.  However, if specialist palliative medicines are required urgently, then a local palliative care pharmacy can be contacted by your usual Community Pharmacist, Community Nurse, GP or out-of-hours medical service.

 

Contact name: 
Peter Armstrong, Palliative Care Pharmacist

Email address: 
peter.armstrong@mariecurie.org.uk

Address: 
Marie Curie Centre Kensington Road Belfast BT5 6NF

Telephone number: 
07764 313 246

Fax number: 
028 9088 2022

Area covered by this organisation: 
All of Northern Ireland

Type of organisation: 
This is a Statutory organisation.

Opening hours: 

Network palliative care pharmacies can be accessed via local healthcare professionals both within and outside working hours.

General Referal Statement: 

Healthcare professionals have access to their local HSSB service protocol and contact details for local palliative care network pharmacies.

Mode of Referral : for Service User 

Via your GP, Community Nurse, usual Community Pharmacy, Out of Hours medical service

Mode of Referral : for Healthcare Professional 

Telephone - a daytime contact number and an out of hours contact number are available for each network pharmacy. When a drug cannot be sourced in the community, protocals for local back-up supply arrangements are in place.

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