Pharmacy inside hospital set to relocate
BBCThe pharmacy inside Derby's biggest hospital is being moved away from its main entrance.
From 08:00 BST on Monday, the Pride Pharmacy at Royal Derby Hospital will operate from the former Amigos coffee shop on level two of the Kings Treatment Centre.
The dispensary and chemist has been based near the hospital's main entrance since February 2020, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) said, and dispenses about 10,000 prescriptions a month.
The trust said the new location would offer a larger waiting area and additional seating, and that the "purpose-designed" layout would be more efficient.
The trust said the nearest car parks to the new Pride Pharmacy were car parks 2 and 3, which were for Blue Badge holders only, and there were 30-minute drop-off bays outside the nearest doors at entrance 6.
The trust said average waiting times for Pride Pharmacy before the move were 23 minutes.
It added volunteers operated a yellow buggy service inside the hospital, from Monday to Friday, for patients with mobility issues.
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