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Pharmacy

The Pharmacy department provides a comprehensive pharmacy and medicines management service to University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) and a variety of external organisations.

The Pharmacy team comprises of:

  • pharmacists
  • pharmacy technicians
  • pre-registration students
  • pharmacy assistants
  • administration staff

The Pharmacy department provides a range of services, including:

  • inpatient medication
  • discharge medication
  • outpatient medication
  • clinical trials
  • medicines information
  • aseptic production

Pharmacy has close links with all clinical services, with dedicated clinical pharmacists who work closely with each speciality. Pharmacy involvement at ward level is aimed at promoting safe, effective and economical use of drugs.

Activities include a prescription monitoring service, adverse events reporting, and the provision of specialist counselling on drug therapy. As well as clinical ward services, the Pharmacy Department produces a medicines information service, aseptic reconstitution service, radiopharmaceuticals and operates a large clinical trials department.

As a Trust with a fully integrated electronic prescribing system, we are able to deliver enhanced pharmaceutical care.

For general enquiries please e-mail: 

You can contact the Chief Pharmacist, Professor Inderjit Singh via e-mail on: 

Please visit the following page if you have a question about your medicines:

The opening hours and contact details for our pharmacies can be found below.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Main Pharmacy

Opening times:

Monday - Friday 09:00 - 18:00
Saturday 09:00 - 15:00
Sunday 10:00 - 14:00

Contact number:

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Out Patient Pharmacy

Opening times:

Monday - Friday 08:30 - 18:00

Contact number:

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Discharge Pharmacy

Opening times:

Monday - Friday 09:00 - 19:00
Saturday 09:30 - 16:30
Sunday 10:30 - 16:30

Contact number:

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital Main Pharmacy

Opening times:

Monday - Friday 09:00 - 18:00
Saturday 09:00 - 16:00
Sunday 09:00 - 16:00

Contact number:

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital Out Patient Pharmacy

Opening times:

Monday - Friday 08:30 - 18:00

Contact number:

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital Discharge Pharmacy

Opening times:

Monday - Friday 09:00 - 18:30
Saturday 10:30 - 16:30
Sunday 10:30 - 16:30

Contact number:

Good Hope Hospital Main Pharmacy

Opening times:

Monday - Friday 09:00 - 18:00
Saturday 09:00 - 13:00
Sunday 09:00 - 13:00

Contact number:

Solihull Hospital Main Pharmacy

Opening times:

Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday 10:00 - 13:30
Sunday 10:00 - 13:30

Contact number:

Last reviewed: 20 February 2024