Pharmacy
Providing medicines for patients at NHS and private hospitals in Cornwall.
This page was last updated: March 9th, 2022
We have a team of around 100 people, who dispense between 1,500 and 2,000 prescriptions every day for both inpatients and outpatients.
It is our job to make sure medicines provided are of the highest quality, available when needed, and used safely and effectively. Our pharmacists and technicians regularly visit wards to advise on safe and effective prescribing.
We also provide information and support so that our patients are fully informed about their medication and know how to take their medicines correctly.
For inpatients, we take a detailed medication history when they are admitted so that we can prescribe the most appropriate medicines. We also offer a one-stop dispensing and prescription tracking to facilitate early discharge.
Please speak to a member of our pharmacy team if you have any concerns or questions.
The Pharmacy Opening Hours at Royal Cornwall Hospital:
Monday to Friday (5 days) 8.40am to 6pm
Saturday and Sunday including Bank Holiday (2 days) 8.30am to 5pm
The Lloyds Pharmacy Opening Hours at Royal Cornwall Hospital
Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm
Saturday 9am to 1pm
01872 262559
Pharmacy Contacts
Chief Pharmacist
Iain Davidson
01872 252593
iain.davidson7@nhs.net
Royal Cornwall Hospital Dispensary
01872 252588
West Cornwall Hospital Dispensary
Call the switchboard on 01872 250000 and ask for extension 4183
Medicines Information & Patient Helpline
01872 252587
Medicines Safety Pharmacist and Trust Medicines Safety Officer
Susie Matthews
01872 252593
Education and Training Pharmacist
Jo Lawrence
01872 253507
Out of hours on-call pharmacist
If it is between 5pm and 8.30pm, please call the hospital switchboard on 01872 250000 and ask to speak to the on-call pharmacist.
The Cornwall Joint Formulary
A tool to assist all primary and secondary care providers in promoting safe, effective, and economic prescribing within the Cornwall health community, by providing guidance on locally recommended drug choices. Access the Cornwall Joint Formulary here.
