The Role of Hospital Pharmacists and Hospital Pharmacy Teams in Irish Hospitals: Where we’ve got to and where we’re going

Hospital Pharmacy Teams have a varied and wide-ranging skillmix with a focus on safe and appropriate use of medicines at the core of each one of those roles.

There are over 1800 people working as part of Hospital Pharmacy Teams, including approximately 18% of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) registered pharmacists. The hospital pharmacy team-member’s pathway begins with education and training to obtain recognised qualifications and continues in career-long continuing professional development.