CIVAS@IP5 celebrate success at Welsh Pharmacy Awards 2021
On 13th October 2021 the Welsh Pharmacy Awards were hosted at the Vale of Glamorgan Hotel, Cardiff to recognise the incredible contribution pharmacy services across Wales make to patient care.
At this prestigious annual event the CIVAS@IP5 team and wider Clinical Pharmaceutics and Technical Services group were announced as winners the of Patient Safety Development in Secondary Care Award.
This accolade recognised the hugely successful work undertaken by Technical Services colleagues across Wales to provide ready-to-administer critical care infusions, relieving the immense burden our nursing staff in NHS experienced during the pandemic.
The project entailed cross boundary and multidisciplinary collaboration to facilitate the design of a new manufacturing facility based at NWSSP’s IP5 regional hub, Newport, creation of an All Wales Quality Management System to meet regulatory standards and development of standardised critical care infusions that meet the highest quality standards. The operational team at CIVAS@IP5 have subsequently been responsible for the production of over 18000 ready-to administer and over 200 days of nursing time saved, at a productivity rate of 98% thus demonstrating the impact of collaborative progressive thinking in providing clinical services.
Pictured are Michelle Jenkins - Production Manager and Emma Tayler - Lead Technician for Quality Assurance, from the CIVAS@IP5 team.
Gareth Tyrrell, Head of Technical Services – CIVAS@IP5 said;
“This award is deserved recognition for everyone who contributed to the development of this service, and particularly to the operational team in CIVAS@IP5 who work tirelessly each day to provide high quality medicines to the most critically ill patients within our NHS. It is also recognition of the support provided by Welsh Government and NWSSP in creating such an innovative All Wales clinical service.”
Paul Spark, Accountable Pharmacist – CIVAS@IP5;
“I wish to offer my congratulations to all involved. This is very well deserved and highlights the hard work and professionalism shown by staff from inception to current operational practice.”