44 or 4u? A patient was admitted to ED from a Care Home and in the GAD her insulin dose was documented as 11x her actual dose! 44 units was documented, 4 units was the prescribed dose. This highlights the importance of prescribing “units” instead of “u” “iu” ...

fractured neck of femur Care bundle initiated on ED ⁦East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 💙⁩ and tracked as a #QI project. ⁦Emma Coupe⁩

ReferToPharmacy Emma Coupe East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 💙 Nice guy is Mubz, very competent tech! #teamedpharmacy 👏 👏 👏 ✨ ♥

Meropenem Rxed for a patient with neutropenic sepsis... Rx was questioned prior to administration due to penicillin allergy... As cross-sensitivity with penicillins is only an issue if the allergy is anaphylaxis, advised to administer... Abx given within 1 hour #sepsis target💪🏼🎉

Patient with epilepsy admitted to ED. Recurrent admissions for seizures. Dr clerked & determined patient had already had morning dose of antiepileptic. Pharmacist questioning revealed patient HADN’T had morning dose. Antiepileptic Rxed and administered. Prevention of seizures!

726patients attended across our Emergency and Urgent Care departments yesterday. 314 in Royal Blackburn Urgent Care Centre alone, our busiest day on record. Incredible amount of hardwork by the team to maintain safety & care for our patients ed/ucc@elht Jackie Murray Kevin McGee

At the end of week 5, >450 pharmaceutical interventions surrounding patient care in ED! Roll on week 6...

What an informative trip myself and mubzy had to Blackpool Victoria Hospital today meeting the ED pharmacy team ED Pharmacist and Charlie. Lots of ideas shared and exciting ideas of starting a regional ED pharmacy network! 💡lots more to follow, this is only the start...

Emma Coupe mubzy Thank you for coming to see us! Great to share ideas and support eachother as we build pharmacy services in the ED - exciting times!! Pharmacy BTH 💊 @BlackpoolHospED

Pharmacists Shaun & Emma asked #GalenThePharmacyElf to assist Microbiologist Dr Sanna on the ⁦East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 💙⁩ ED antimicrobial ward round today. Galen’s passionate about #AntimicrobialStewardship & was pleased help ⁦Emma Watson⁩ ⁦Emma Coupe⁩

#Pharmacists are fully qualified to advise you on the best course of action if you start to feel unwell! #NHS #ELHT

Here is my Christmas joke: 'Why are there no fairy tale folk in the dispensary?' 'Because there is apixaban' You are welcome. 🤶

The nosiest of neighbours will go to almost any lengths to see what's going on on the other side of the wall.

A&E is extremely busy. Patients will be seen in order of clinical priority, those with minor concerns may face a longer wait. We are asking for people to consider using NHS 111 before attending. #MakeTheRightChoice #NHS111

Small ⁦ELHT Pharmacy⁩ contingent from ⁦East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 💙⁩ visiting colleagues ⁦Northumbria Pharmacy⁩ to find out how an Emergency Hospital works from a pharmacy point of view

Split EDs need more space. Is it time to move minor illness / injury back to the community and adopt the Norwegian system of no ‘walk in’ patients allowed. ED becomes referral only (ambulance, primary care, and 111). We cannot deteriorate back to ‘business as usual’.

Come and join our incredible team! #clinicalpharmacist #dedicatedwardpharmacy

🔉 The Chief Executive of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 💙 & NHS Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 💙🌈 Kevin McGee says hospitals will be in a "grave place" if #Covid infections rise. He said critical care capacity is extremely stretched and non-urgent operations may have to be cancelled 🏥 📲 bbc.in/Graham1201