Publish date: 19 December 2022

Medicines Management Department Maghull operating hours over Christmas and New Year 2022 can be found below.

  • Please send any prescriptions and medication stock requests before 5pm on Wednesday 21 December 2022 to guarantee delivery before the Christmas break and before 5pm on Wednesday 28 December to guarantee delivery before the New Year break. 
  • TTO prescriptions are required to be received into the Medicines Management Department 48 hours in advance of the date of discharge or leave to guarantee requested delivery date.  
  • It is the responsibility of ward clinical staff to ensure there are sufficient stock items to last over Christmas and New Year period. This includes controlled drugs.
  • Emergency cupboards are located on the main hospital sites to complement the emergency duty pharmacist – please check prior to contacting the emergency duty pharmacist.
  • Stock lists can be viewed via sharepoint.

This memo applies to locations that order medication from the Medicines Management Department at Maghull Health Park only.

2022

Monday 19 December

Tuesday 20 December

Wednesday 21 December

Thursday 22 December

Friday 23 December

Normal service

Saturday 24 December

 

Department open 10am to 2pm

This service is only for urgent medication orders

(After 2pm advice only available from emergency duty pharmacist via switchboard)

Sunday 25 December

 

Department closed

Advice only available from emergency duty pharmacist via switchboard

 

Monday 26 December

Tuesday 27 December

Department open 10am to 2pm

This service is only for urgent medication orders

(After 2pm advice only available from emergency duty pharmacist via switchboard)

Wednesday 28 December

Thursday 29 December

Friday 30 December

Normal service

Saturday 31 December 

 

Department open 10am to 2pm

This service is only for urgent medication orders

(After 2pm advice only available from emergency duty pharmacist via switchboard)

 

2023

Sunday 1 January 

 

Department closed

Advice only available from emergency duty pharmacist via switchboard

    Monday 2 January 

Department open 10am to 2pm

This service is only for urgent medication orders

(After 2pm advice only available from emergency duty pharmacist via switchboard)

   Tuesday 3 January 

Normal service