Pharmacy

Opening Times

  • Monday 9am – 3.30pm (closed 1.30pm – 2pm for lunch)
  • Tuesday 9am – 3.30pm (closed 1.30pm – 2pm for lunch)
  • Wednesday CLOSED
  • Thursday 9am – 3.30pm (closed 1.30pm – 2pm for lunch)
  • Friday 9am – 3.30pm (closed 1.30pm – 2pm for lunch)

The Pharmacy is open Saturdays from 9am to 11.30am. Only pre-ordered repeat prescriptions will be dispensed on a Saturday.

Remote dispensing

The Pharmacy bus that follows doctors surgeries operate on:

  • Monday – Half Tree Hollow
  • Wednesday – Levelwood (alternate weeks)
  • Thursday – Longwood
  • Friday – Half Tree Hollow

An ‘On call’ service for emergencies to deliver prescribed treatments is also provided.

Contact: 22500

Services provided by the Pharmacy

  • Residential homes dispensing for the Community Care Centre and Cape Villa
  • Medicine compliance aid dispensing service
  • Chronic conditions support with general life-style advice
  • Over The Counter (OTC) sales to the public
  • Patient Group Directive (PGD) – treatment ordered by pharmacist for patients with conjunctivitis and urinary tract infections medications that otherwise would have required a doctor’s appointment
  • Special ordering of medications
  • Colostomy supplies ordering
  • Stock management and material management
  • Over 1000 active items that are managed for the hospital and pharmacy including medical consumables
  • Clinical pharmacology advice to doctors

The pharmacy team comprises six members of staff:

  • 1 pharmacist
  • 3 full time dispensers
  • 1 part time store/part time dispenser
  • 1 full time store keeper

We source our medications and medical devices from the UK and South Africa.