Pharmacy innovation case studies

Pav Deagon is Lead Pharmacist for Pharmacy Informatics & Digital Medicines at NELFT. She has an extensive background working as a clinical pharmacist for the NHS, particularly in the field of mental health.

In 2017 she began her journey in the digital arena as lead for implementation of EPMA across the organisation. Since then, her role has expanded to lead on a wider digital medicines programme of work. Pav is passionate about achieving the best possible outcomes for patients through clinical informatics, transformation, and innovation.

Beenish Ali is the Lead Directorate Pharmacist for Essex & Kent at NELFT. She has an extensive background of working in hospital pharmacy in the NHS and private sector. She works closely with system leaders and stakeholders to deliver on workforce planning, service development and transformation within Essex and Kent directorate in the organisation. Beenish is passionate about achieving strategic aims, workforce priorities and improving patient outcomes, aligned to national programmes.

In 2016 I started in the role of Chief Pharmacy Information Officer, the first such post in the UK. Focus has been delivering interoperability between systems managing medicines workflows, such as the ePMA and stock control systems and also utilising bar codes and the emerging field of pharmaco-mechatronics to seamlessly close the loop in hospital pharmacy operations

I’m the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist & Clinical Safety Officer for the ePMA system at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. My role involves improving the safety and efficiency of our ePMA system, as well as providing input into pharmacy aspects of our Trust’s home-grown EPR solution. I also continue to work clinically within adult haematology and medicines information one day per week.

Kyle Cromey is Chief Pharmacy Information Officer at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. With a wealth of experience in digital pharmacy, following roles at Well Pharmacy and Co-op Health, Kyle joined the trust in 2020 to support the introduction of the trusts ePMA system. His team recently integrated the trusts Altera Digital Health Sunrise EPR with its pharmacy interface, greatly improving Bolton’s electronic medication management capabilities and improving patient safety.

Louise Clarkson is Chief Nursing Information Officer at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. She has over 15 years’ experience working in the NHS as a nurse and in managerial and digital roles, with recent experience in patient flow management and unscheduled care. Since joining Bolton in February 2023, she has led the trust through its Altera Digital Health EPR optimisation, with a focus on improving patient flow and safety.