Pharmacy Service in Mental Health

The Mental Health Pharmacy Team comprises of pharmacists and technical staff and is based at Hafan y Coed at University Hospital Llandough.

The Pharmacy Service provides both clinical and technical support to:

Inpatient wards in Hafan y Coed, Llandough Hospital, Park Road and Phoenix House Rehabilitation units
Adult Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams and MHSOP REACT
Inpatient Mental Health Services for Older People’s Wards, including Young Onset Dementia ward in Barry Hospital.
Liaison Psychiatry for Older People (LPOP)
Care Home Liaison Team (CHLT)
Community Mental Health Teams
Clozapine Clinics and Community Clozapine patients
Perinatal Service
Addictions Team as DATT
Voluntary organisations such as HAFAL, Bipolar Wales and MIND

Medicines reconciliation within 24 hours of admission
Daily visits to the Crisis Assessment Ward and PICU ward to:
- Review prescriptions
- Check for drug interactions
- Check the appropriateness of medication
Lead on the use of patient’s own medicines and facilitate self-administration on the wards
Non-medical prescribing to patients in Community Mental Health Teams and within Mental Health Services for Older People / Young Onset Dementia, Care Home Liaison, LPOP, REACT, Perinatal and Addictions Service
Provision of medicines information
Attendance at Multidisciplinary Team meetings
Acting as a second opinion
Supporting discharge care planning
Acting as an advocate for the patient
Provision of information for the patient and/or carer
Education and training for medical and other clinical staff
Supporting Research and Audit within the Health Board and in conjunction with the Welsh School of Pharmacy
Teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy students in partnership with HEIW and Cardiff University