The surgery has two Practice Pharmacists, Ms Joanne Cruise and Mr Steve O'Hara.
Our Practice Pharmacists are trained experts in medicines and work as part of our multidisciplinary team.
You will be signposted to a Practice Pharmacist when this is appropriate, for example medication queries.
A Practice Pharmacist may contact you directly to discuss your medication, including medication requests.
About Us:
I've been a pharmacist since 2009 and worked for 10 years as a Community Pharmacist before joining the Bloomfield Surgery team in 2019 as a General Practice Pharmacist.
My role involves ensuring medicines are prescribed safely, appropriately and helpfully. I review our patients medicines on a daily basis and this sometimes involves having a chat on the phone to make sure you are benefiting from the medicine you are taking as well as checking you have no problems or concerns.
I have a particular interest in type 2 diabetes and now help run the surgery diabetic clinic. I also have a keen interest in the best use of pain and mental health medicines.
I work full time in practice and am available to answer any questions you may have about any medicine you are taking. I can also help get your medicines aligned so you can order them all at the same time.
I am a firm believer in only taking medicines where their benefits outweigh their harms or risks and want to make sure this is the case for all our patients.
Steve O'Hara