Internal Reference Number: FOI_8714
Date Request Received: 16/06/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 25/06/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: neonatal and paediatric critical care pharmacy staffing levels.
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: I am looking into neonatal and paediatric critical care pharmacy staffing levels. For each centre within your trust that provides neonatal care, please answer: a. How many funded neonatal intensive care unit (ICU), neonatal high dependency unit (HDU) and special care baby unit (SCBU) cots are there? b. Does the centre have access to a senior pharmacist practising in neonatology at Agenda for Change (AFC) Band 8a or equivalent as a minimum? c. Does the centre have access to a senior pharmacist with experience in the provision of parenteral nutrition, where necessary? d. Do pharmacists working in neonatal care attend daily multidisciplinary ward rounds? e. How many pharmacists (whole time equivalent) working in neonatal care are active independent prescribers? f. Does the centre have access to medicines via the hospital dispensary 7 days a week, with regular stock top ups in accordance with demand, but no less than once a week? g. Does the centre have 5 day access to an aseptic and CIVA service where this is needed to provide bespoke parenteral nutrition or where there is substantial use of high risk intravenous medications? h. Does the centre provide a five day or seven day neonatal service? If this varies for different beds, please answer the below separately for each service. i. How many clinical pharmacists work in neonatal care (whole time equivalent), and at what AfC band? ii. How many ward-based pharmacy technicians work in the neonatal care (whole time equivalent)? | |
| Answer To Question 1: Q1 A. 10 , including 1 IC 2 HD and 7 SC B. yes C. Yes D. yes E. 2 WTE F. yes G. Yes but buy in PN H. 5 days i. Band 8a 0.3 WTE Ii. Band 6 0.3 WTE | |
| Question Number 2: Does your trust have a paediatric critical care unit? For each paediatric critical care unit within your trust, please answer: a. How many funded paediatric level 2 and level 3 critical care beds are in the unit? b. Does the unit have access to a senior pharmacist practising in paediatric critical care, funded at Agenda for Change (AFC) Band 8a or equivalent as a minimum? c. Do pharmacists working in paediatric critical care attend daily multidisciplinary ward rounds? d. How many pharmacists (whole time equivalent) in the unit are active independent prescribers? e. Does the unit have access to medicines via the hospital dispensary 7 days a week, with regular stock top ups in accordance with demand, but no less than once a week? f. Does the unit provide a five day or seven day service? If this varies for different beds, please answer the below separately for each service. i. How many clinical pharmacists work in paediatric critical care (whole time equivalent), and at what AfC band? ii. How many ward-based pharmacy technicians work in the unit (whole time equivalent)? | |
| Answer To Question 2: a. No b. No c. No d. No e. No f. No i. No ii. No | |
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