CPC15 June Newspaper by CloserStill Media

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CLINICAL PHARMACY CONGRESS 2015: ‘BRINGING CLINICAL PHARMACY HOME’ With its host of new features, this year’s Clinical Pharmacy Congress has been described as a resounding success, attracting 2,001 unique visitors over the two days of the event. Taking place on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th April, at ExCeL London, the 4th Clinical Pharmacy Congress, this annual event in the clinical pharmacy calendar saw the great and the good in pharmacy leadership come together with grass roots pharmacists and their staff to discuss the issues of the day. From debating the professional issues related to clinical leadership and quality improvement, to the development of innovative cross-disciplinary working by GPs and pharmacists, the Clinical Pharmacy Congress has once again proved its worth among pharmacy’s premier networking events as the place where important conversations take place. As a leading edge conference, the Clinical Pharmacy Congress is known for its innovations and this year’s new features

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No Clinical Pharmacy Congress would be complete without a comprehensive programme of clinical education and this year’s event was no exception with its class-leading Poster Zone, where clinical pharmacy research from across the UK was on view for the whole two days of the Congress. Two fully-loaded clinical theatre programmes covering specialist subjects such as emerging role of cancer immunotherapy and high cost gastroenterology medicines were also supplemented this year by programmes covering medicines optimisation, leadership, innovation and technology, and strategy and policy. Cont. p2

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included the Education Hub, where postgraduate training providers showcase their training offers, as well as the pioneering Laerdal Simulation Zone, where event delegates were able to participate in live cases covering CHD, acute opiate overdose and sepsis. Pharmacist charity Pharmacist Support also made a debut at the 2015 Congress, with a programme designed to support pre-registration pharmacists through training and into qualification.

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UK Renal Pharmacy Group

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The Clinical Pharmacy Congress is organised by CloserStill Media Healthcare Limited George House, Coventry Business Park, Herald Avenue, Coventry CV5 6UB. Tel: 02476 717151

www.pharmacycongress.co.uk Laura Shapiro, Senior Congress Manager 02476 719 681, l.shapiro@closerstillmedia.com

2015 AWARDS The Finalists and Winners for the Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician and Innovation of the Year were announced at Congress on Friday 24th April during the awards ceremony hosted by Professor Chris Cutts. These awards looked to celebrate and acknowledge successful individuals within the pharmacy profession. We were delighted to be able to recognise all sectors of clinical pharmacy through these awards which were open to any qualified pharmacy professional irrespective of career level.

Lucy Pitt, Marketing Director 02476 719 690, l.pitt@closerstillmedia.com Mihir Patel, Marketing Manager 0207 013 4976, m.patel@closerstillmedia.com George Ives, Marketing Executive 0207 348 5256, g.ives@closerstillmedia.com Louise O’Connell, Senior Operations Manager 0207 348 5864, l.oconnell@closerstillmedia.com Rebecca Royal, Operations Executive 0207 348 5277, r.royal@closerstillmedia.com Kate Jackson, Conference Manager 0207 348 5754, k.jackson@closerstillmedia.com

Margaret Ruth Hook - Clinical Pharmacist of the Year, Superintendent Pharmacist, Director, Independent Prescriber, Banwell Village Pharmacy,

Matthew Butler, Congress Director 0207 348 5266, m.butler@closerstillmedia.com

Samantha Quaye, winner, Pharmacy Technician of the Year

Finalists for Clinical Pharmacist of the year category: continued from page 1 Over the two days of the Clinical Pharmacy Congress, visitors were able to take advantage of a total of over 72 hours of cutting-edge clinical content and over 16 hours’ of exhibition visiting time across eight conference streams. With 130 topclass exhibitors also demonstrating the very latest technology and services to support clinical pharmacy teams, the 2015 Clinical Pharmacy Congress has once again proved itself the leading stage for challenging debate, the most up to date clinical information and raising the stakes in professional development. World-class CPD and other thought-provoking content will again be on offer at the 2016 Clinical Pharmacy Congress, already booked to take place on April 22nd and 23rd, 2016, at ExCel London, and with many forward-thinking exhibitors already booking their place at next year’s show, this looks set to be an event simply not to be missed by clinical pharmacists and their staff. Senior Congress Manager Laura Shapiro said: “With its packed schedule of education, the latest in technology and innovation from pharmacy’s leading suppliers and business partners, and all the innovations for this year, the Clinical Pharmacy Congress has firmly cemented its place as the must-attend event in the pharmacy calendar. We are delighted to continue to play our part as hosts to the conversations that matter in pharmacy and as we prepare for the 2016 Congress we look forward to maintaining our support for the profession of pharmacy as it gears up to face the challenges ahead in the NHS.”

Paul Rafferty Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust Andrew Murray Advanced Clinical Specialist Pharmacist –Cardiology Royal Stoke University Hospital (RSUH), University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Tariq Azamgarhi Antimicrobial Pharmacist and Critical Care Pharmacist, Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury Margaret Ruth Hook Superintendent Pharmacist, Director, Independent Prescriber, Banwell Village Pharmacy Danielle Wigg High Specialist Pharmacist (Pre-Operative Assessment and Surgery), North Bristol NHS Trust

Establishing a programme of medicines optimisation support in care homes - Clinical Pharmacy Innovation of the Year, Ruth Harris, Clinical Pharmacist, CMFT Community Medicines Optimisation Team

Finalists for Clinical Pharmacy Innovation of the Year category: A retrospective evaluation of multidisciplinary review of medication in nursing homes Mark Learmouth, Pre-Registration Pharmacist, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Wansbeck General Hospital REACH: preventing medication-related emergency readmissions to hospital Julia Blagburn, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation trust A specialist pharmacy team improving outcomes for patients through an integrated medicines optimisation service Michelle Hoad, Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust

New Awards for 2016: Clinical Leader & Future Pharmacist (for those with less than 3 years in the profession)

For more information on the 2016 Clinical Pharmacy Congress visit: www.pharmacycongress.co.uk

If you have any suggestions to help make Congress better in 2016 email: l.shapiro@closerstillmedia.com

Andrew Murray

Tariq Azamgarhi

Michelle Hoad

Danielle Wigg

Paul Rafferty

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www.pharmacycongress.co.uk

What you said ... A really good show. Very busy with lots of chief pharmacists allowing you to have meaningful conversations with the industry. Adam Bruce, Sales, ARX

I’m in healthcare and I come to this event to keep up to date with development and to see what’s happening in the rest of pharmacy. I find it very helpful to be able to talk to people on the stands who are specialists in their fields and to be able to take the time to look at things in more details. Diane Meeh, Homecare Lead, Royal Brompton

You get more than just a hospital perspective from this show. It’s a massive opportunity to come and engage with colleagues, meet new people and build relationships. I’ve met people here I haven’t seen for 15 years. Pharmacists rub shoulders with technicians at this show. It’s a very good event and we are proud to be hosting the leadership theatre here. Dr Catherine Duggan, Director of Professional Development and Support, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

This congress brings pharmacists from different backgrounds together and is a great opportunity for networking, tapping into new resources and talking to the industry. It ticks all the boxes for pharmacy. Professor Anna Murphy, Consultant Respiratory Pharmacist, Cardio-Respiratory Directorate, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Being part of the competition has created a lot of footfall to the stand and we’ve got some good leads from key decision makes. A very good show. Sally Jones, Sales Specialist, B Braun Medical

I like this show. It brings people together to discuss common problems, keeps you up to date with what’s happening in the industry and allows you to talk to the people on the stands too. A very useful event.

We let as many people from our team attend this event as possible. It gives them great experience and exposure to clinical information that they couldn’t access anywhere else. For me personally, the leadership sessions are very useful. This show is an incredibly valuable resource.

Janet Dawson, Medicines Procurement, West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Mary Evans, Chief Pharmacist, Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

We’ve had a fantastic show. We’ve been inundated on the stand with a wide variety of pharmacists, and the number of deals we’ve done is amazing. This congress had delivered exactly what we want from a show.

There’s got to be a lot more collaboration in the industry and being at this congress helps to foster relationships, which is really important in today’s NHS. This show is very grounded and is designed for pharmacists working at the coalface. People can come here, network, find out what’s happening on the ground and get involved. It’s a very good event. Malcolm Qualie, Pharmacy Lead, Specialised Services, NHS England

Tahir Farhad, Regional Sales Manager, T+R Derma

We’ve exhibited here for the first time and it’s been the best show we’ve done for getting in front of medicines management and prescribers at CCGs. We’ve been really busy and had some great conversations. Gary Hetherington. Primary Care Business Manager, GlucoMen

This show gets better every year and we have a bigger presence each time we exhibit. The organisers always deliver and it’s always a good event for us. We are huge supporters of this congress. David Laflin, Business Manager, ID Medical

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2015 CONGRESS STATS

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of delegates met suppliers at CPC that they have not had time/a chance to meet before so CPC provides you with the perfect place to meet hard to reach professionals

87%

85% of delegates would recommend their colleagues 58% of delegates have influence or responsibility in purchasing the types of products and services available at CPC with as total budget of over £7,000,000.

B50

the last 2 years meaning CPC is the best place to meet your potential customers.

A48

A47 A46

St George's xxxxx Healthcare NHS Trust

A35

A32

4 18

B48

Orion Pharma

Glucomen

B49 2.5

B35 B38

Shoreline 4 Medical Refrigeration

C40 C49

MEDICINES OPTIMISATION WORKSHOPS

2.5

3 Spirit Medical

Roche Products

Willach Pharmacy Solutions

Wockhardt

3.5

E32

D34 4

ARX

C30

4 B Braun Medical

E40

C35

MaPPS

B30

A25

D40

Denward 4 Manufacturing

2.5

C45

Stockport 3 Pharmaceuticals ProStrakan

B40

A30

E50Co

Leo Pharma

B45 B47

VISITOR PROFILE 1 2 2

D50

B50

Pharmacist Support

Mawdsleys

2 2

C50

DX Group

Logixx

53% of visitors have not attended any other events in

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to attend in 2015, which means an even bigger Congress, in 2016!

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D30 4

BD Medical

4 Abloy

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B20

Royal Free Specials

A20 Portsmouth

E20

7 Fresenius Kabi

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NHS Trust

Hospital Pharmacist Specialist Hospital Pharmacist Chief Hospital Pharmacist Community Pharmacist CCG / Medicines Optimisation Lecturer/Academic Hospice / Care Home / Prison / Military Pre-reg Pharmacist Industrial Pharmacist Technical Services NHS England Independent Prescriber Other

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B10

A10

Available

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ITH Pharma

E15

Mylan

Pha

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Sold

LEC Medical

Medical Systems

iBin

Eastbourne

B3 B5

6 4.5

B8 B9 Econix

E10

Nova Labs

B1Dometic

D10

C10

RIG Healthcare

D1 Pharmacy Medical

• 2,001 UNIQUE DELEGATES AT 2015 CONGRESS (10.7% INCREASE YOY) • 130 EXHIBITORS SHOWCASING MEDICINES,PHARMACY TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMEN • 72 HOURS OF RPS-ACCREDITED EDUCATION DELIVERED ACROSS SEVEN CONFERE

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2016 Exhibitors

2016 ONGRESS OORPLAN

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CLINICAL THEATRE 1

Abloy UK

E30

Actavis UK

E20

Aguettant

J45

Alium Medical

J40

Astra Zeneca

H42

Avantec

F40

B. Braun Medical

B30

Barts Health Pharmaceuticals

E54

BD Medical

D30

Chiesi

F35

City Sprint

E35

CoAcS

E50

Daiichi Sankyo

H25

Denward Manufacturing

B49

Distinctive Medical

J25

Dometic Medical Systems

E54 Barts

oAcS

E56

Micronclean

E59

E58

G50

H50

G45 G48

5 7

City Sprint Healthcare

Grünenthal

Huddersfield Astra Pharmacy zeneca Specials

3.5

F28

IPS Specials

Quantum Pharmaceutical

3.5

Pharmceuticals

H25

H20 H29

3.5 6 6

F10

Daiichi Sankyo

G20

F25

G10 Nisus

UKCPA

CPPE

1.5

3.5

H12

hameln armaceuticals

3.5

ID Medical

H10

Labcold 5

ENTRANCE

PMU

Sintek

F1 G1 St Mary's

Rx G2 Health

EDUCATION HUB

NT, RECRUITMENT AND EDUCATION ENCE STREAMS

hameln pharmaceuticals

E15

HCA International

G50

Huddersfield Pharmacy Specials iBin Innovations

J18 H40 B3

IPS Specials

F28

J38

ITH Pharma

C15

Thornton + Ross Dermatology

Janssen

J30

Kent Pharmaceuticals

Keele University Kora Healthcare

Internis

Labcold Ltd

J29 Janssen

J20 GHP

J18

3 Helapet

J12 4

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY FORUM

J10 G40

J30

3 Distinctive Medical

6 Partners’ Lounge 9

B40

Internis

J25

GlucoMen

Helapet Alium

B5 B20

Grunenthal

Healthcare

G25 Torbay

J42 Kora

B1 B50

Fresenius Kabi GPhC

CLINICAL THEATRE 2

7 3.5

Aguettant

J40

STRATEGY AND POLICY FORUM

Teva UK

J45

Guild Of Healthcare Pharmacists

F30

F20

H49

Econix

Kent

3.5

Actavis UK

Rosemont Pharmaceuticals

F37

Chiesi

y UK

TLTP

F35 4

G40

E35

5 3.5

H46 H44

H40 H42

HOLD

Avantec

HOLD

F48

F40

Eastbourne Pharmaceuticals

F45

HOLD

DX Group

HCA Hospitals

OPS

RPS

4 GPhC

LEADERSHIP THEATRE

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Laura Shapiro on 02476 719 681

F37 J42 H10

LEC Medical

C10

Leo Pharma Foundation

D50

Logixx Pharma

A39

London Teaching Pool

H46

Mawdsleys

A35

Micronclean

E56

Mistura Enterprise

B38

Mylan

D15

Nisus Medical

G10

Nova Laboratories

D10

Orion Pharma

B48

Oxford Pharmacy Stores

E58

Pharmacist Support

C50

Pharmacy Medical

J10

J29 Hub B

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

A20

ProStrakan Pharmaceuticals

B45

Quantum Pharmaceutical

F20

RIG Healthcare Recruit

Roche Products

D40

Rosemont Pharmaceuticals

H44

Royal Free Specials

A25

RX Health

Shoreline

A30

Sintek Ltd

SMPU

Spirit Medical

C35

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

B47

Teva UK

F30

Thornton + Ross Torbay Pharmaceuticals University of Manchester

J38 G25 Hub A

Willach Pharmacy Solutions

C49

Wockhardt UK

C30

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GPhC Update

National discussion on patient- Pharmacy regulator unveils centred professionalism begins three-year regulation plan at Clinical Pharmacy Congress The pharmacy regulator, the General Pharmaceutical Council, launched a national discussion on patient-centred professionalism at this year’s Clinical Pharmacy Congress. Delegates were asked to give their views on what patient-centred professionalism means to them and what were the barriers and enablers to acting professionally and giving patient-centred care. Duncan Rudkin, the Chief Executive of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), led the first conversation about what patient-centred professionalism looks like in pharmacy today, in a full Leadership Theatre on Day Two of the Congress. He explained that professionals acting professionally and putting patients’ needs at the centre of everything they do makes the most significant and positive contribution to quality improvements in pharmacy and in managing risks to patients. The regulator therefore wants to have a conversation with

patients, the users of pharmacy services and pharmacy professionals about what patientcentred professionalism means in practice. Mr Rudkin explained that the outcomes of this conversation will inform the GPhC’s future regulatory work, and in particular the review of its standards of conduct, ethics and performance. Mr Rudkin then asked delegates to share their views and experiences of patient-centred professionalism. Key themes emerging from the discussion included the importance of having conversations with patients about their treatment and care and the need for further training to give pharmacy professionals the skills needed to provide patient-centred care. Visitors to the GPhC’s stand at the Congress were also encouraged to join the discussion. Over 100 delegates shared their views through filming vox pops, writing their comments on postcards and posting on social media using the hashtag #professionalism4patients. The discussion is continuing across Great Britain until the end of June. To give your views, please visit www.pharmacyregulation. org/professionalism or join the debate on social media using the hashtag #professionalism4patients.

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The regulation of education and training of pharmacy professionals, and their continuing fitness to practice, will be key activities for the pharmacy regulator over the next three years, a packed strategy and policy forum was told on Day One of the Clinical Pharmacy Congress. Damian Day, head of education for pharmacy regulator the General Pharmaceutical Council, told the audience that quality outcomes would underpin the planned changes to pharmacy regulation.

Looking first at continuing fitness to practice (CFtP) Mr Day said that based on current thinking, by 2018 the profession could have a new system. This would be based around a revamp of the current Continuing Professional Development (CPD) processes, peer review, and ‘other’ evidence. “On its own CPD is not enough”, he told the audience, explaining that the current system of CPD would be revamped to place more emphasis on quality rather than quantity, and that this would be supplemented by a new formal peer review, for example, through appraisal, and feedback from service users. This year would be spent researching and testing new models of CFtP, 2016/17 would be spent on pilot and evaluation, followed by consultation and eventual roll out in 2017/18, he said. In the second part of his presentation, Mr Day outlined the regulator’s plans to overhaul pharmacy education and training standards.

He said the aim would be to embed outcomes - for patients and the NHS – at the centre of the education and training of pharmacists, technicians and support staff. Explaining the changes, he said that core learning outcomes – valid across Britain to ensure workforce mobility – would be supplemented with variations in the three countries of Great Britain to accommodate different national health policies and patients’ needs. Core pharmacist learning outcomes would produce pharmacists who were professional, with strong science, research, clinical, leadership and management skills, he pledged, noting that this would demand “conversations” between universities and pre-registration training providers. He also told Congress delegates that the GPhC’s education and training work programme would cover the whole pharmacy team, including support staff. He said a green paper, setting out the direction of travel for the new standards of education and training, would be published in mid-2015, followed by a consultation, and hopefully, the introduction of new standards by late 2016.

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NHS England lays down the medicines optimisation challenge Is medicines optimisation really a routine part of pharmacy practice? Do we really look at the evidence-base for every decision, and do we always strive to improve the patient experience even when it seems “too hard”? These were the challenges posed to the Clinical Pharmacy Congress by Dr Bruce Warner, NHS England’s deputy chief pharmaceutical officer.

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Will 2015 be your year of the biosimilar? They may be complex, expensive and subject to intense pharmacovigilance, but by 2018 biological medicines will be everyday treatments, Warwick Smith, director-general of the British Generics Manufacturers’ Association, and Dr Virginia Acha, executive director of research, medical and innovation at the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry said in a strategy and policy forum presentation entitled: 2015: The year of the biosimilar. Despite offering cost savings in the region of 20-30%, as well as choice and competition in the market, prescribers can be reluctant to order biosimilars, the speakers admitted. But prescribers can be confident that the products are subject to regulation and licensing that supports their comparison to the originator product. The speakers said: “Prescribers should look at the scientific evidence and regulatory support for these products, consider the experience in use and try it for themselves in a controlled way.” They said that education and understanding, experience and use, sustainable pricing and rational decision-making would lead to clinical, economic and patient benefits.

Making the Congress keynote speech to a packed theatre hall, Dr Warner described NHS policy in England, with its shift to prevention and advocacy of new models of care, as a “real opportunity for pharmacy”. He added: “The Five Year Forward View sets out three challenges for pharmacy to address: the need for a radical upgrade in preventative care; new models of care; the need to achieve efficiency savings. He urged pharmacists: “Go back to your trust and challenge your chief pharmacist to let you see your trust’s performance against clinical benchmarks and use them to improve your practice.” He also told the audience of NHS England’s plan to extend the number of pharmacists working in general practice. In this new model, practice pharmacists would be much more visible to patients, and would have much more influence. He said: “With their unique offering pharmacists will be seen as equals to the GP. The point is that, now, all bets are off. New models of care are on the table and CCGs are looking to do things better. But this has to be driven from the bottom up – so speak to CCGs and local decision makers and push the boundaries of what pharmacy can do.”

Bruce Warner

Congress 2015 saw the introduction of our new Poster Zone, sponsored Abloy, and it was incredibly well-received! Over 100 abstracts were submitted and reviewed by our independent panel, and 80 were selected to be on show over the two days. The Poster Zone gave an opportunity for delegates to discuss innovations with their peers from across the UK and plenty of meaningful conversations were had!

If you are interest in sponsoring the Poster Zone at Congress 2016 contact Laura on 02476 719 681

Our top 10 exhibitors IPS Specials

Abloy Abloy, the UK’s leading high security specialists, will be showing its range of secure healthcare solutions proven to save time, money and effort in hospitals. Its key offering ABLOY PROTEC2 CLIQ can save nurses up to 30 minutes a day giving more time to put patients first.

CPPE CPPE

IPS Specials is one of the leading manufacturers of Unlicensed Medicines in the UK with over 20,000 formulations available to the Hospital market. We also supply an extensive range of Bespoke, Batch and Imported products. The high quality, costeffective lines are manufactured at the state of the art manufacturing unit, licensed by the MHRA.

Medisca

CPPE is funded by Health Education England to provide CPD opportunities for all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians providing NHS services in England. CPPE was established in 1991 to address inconsistent delivery of learning, both in quantity and quality, to community pharmacists across England. We were also expected to enable greater provision through open learning, alongside face-to-face courses, and achieve economies of scale while maintaining local sensitivity through our network of local tutors. In 2006, 15 years after CPPE was established, the Department of Health (DH) embarked on a thorough review of the learning opportunities provided by CPPE. The evaluation found that CPPE is an effective provider of high quality learning resources to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians across England and it confirmed CPPE as a centre of excellence in what we do.

DX DX is a leading independent mail, parcels and logistics end to end network operator in the UK and Ireland (Eire) established in 1975, delivering approximately 200 million items in 2014. Renowned for offering great service, high security, and Customer choice, DX is relied upon by both public and private sector organisations. DX provides proven next day delivery services for mail, parcels and two-man deliveries to business and residential addresses nationwide. As the specialist provider of Customer-driven solutions for the delivery of time sensitive, mission critical, two-man and high value deliveries, DX routinely handles goods from many etailers, high street retailers including home ware, and a wide range of items from many industry sectors including legal papers, jewellery, optical lenses, pharmacy items and high street fashion.

Fagron

MEDISCA is a leading FDA-registered supplier of quality pharmacy compounding products and offers excellent service to the North American, Australian and international markets. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality compounding products, such as Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), Bases, Equipment, Devices, Oils, Colors and Flavors, coupled with competitive pricing.

Spirit Medical Spirit Medical is a UK based company focused on the needs of customers conducting infusion therapies. We aim to meet the demands of an evolving NHS with our offer of tailored, partner solutions backed by innovation, high quality, cost effective products and services including “Guaranteed Supply” programme, among Best in Class Elastomeric Pumps, NeedleFree access, Closed IV Systems and tamper evidence systems

T+R Derma T&R Derma is the dermatology division of Thornton & Ross, one of the UK’s largest manufacturers of pharmaceutical creams, liquids and semi-solids. Zeroderma®Emollients The Zeroderma range of emollients offers similar products to leading emollient brands with no compromise on patient care and cost savings of up to 37%. Offering a quality range of 4 creams, a gel, an ointment and 2 bath additives, we now have a wider choice for your patients and more opportunities to reduce emollient spend. Cetraben® The Cetraben range has been specifically developed to enable effective management of eczema and other dry skin conditions. Clinically effective, cosmetically acceptable and easy to use; Cetraben Cream, Lotion, Ointment and Bath Additive provide complete emollient therapy (CET) to help stop the progression of eczema, by re-hydrating the skin and protecting it from irritants; relieving discomfort and reducing the need to scratch.

Fagron provides over 200,000 customers worldwide with highquality pharmaceutical raw materials, concepts and equipment to optimise and innovate pharmaceutical compounding. By continuously investing in innovation and development, Fagron provides a constant pipeline of new products including vehicles for liquid and dermatological compounded preparations, and our FAST concept for aseptic compounding.

Wockhardt

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Large enough to innovate …. Small enough to care

ID Medical’s specialist Allied Health Professionals / Health Science Services (AHP/HSS) recruitment division, part of the award-winning, multi-discipline healthcare and Sunday Times listed Top 100 company ID Medical Group, covers the full range of healthcare specialties from Arts Therapy to Physiotherapy. The framework approved division is growing at a considerable rate, signifying abundant opportunities for allied health professionals and health science candidates to work in the NHS and private medical sector. Supplying over 3 million hours to the NHS per annum and holding preferred supplier contracts with over 90% of Trusts nationwide means ID Medical can offer you rewarding opportunities in the locations and hospitals of your choice.

Who are Wockhardt? Manufacturers of medicines for over 60 years, we remain a leading supplier of generic pharmaceuticals to the NHS. Based in Wrexham, our dedicated hospital support team has over 20 years industry experience and a comprehensive overview of the market. We strive to build up excellent relationships with purchasers and distributors alike to offer a wide range of products and distribution options to our customers. We understand our customer needs and we listen to their feedback. Patient safety remains a key focus for Wockhardt and we continue to make improvements to our packaging design. Product News We have recently launched Oxytocin Injection, adding to an already extensive range of over 350 hospital injectable and solid dose preparations. Please contact us for more details and news on upcoming product launches.

Congress will return on April 22nd - 23rd 2016 to ExCeL London

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