Meet the Pharmacy team

If you have any queries about the Pharmacy service, you can get in touch with our team.

The Christie Pharmacy team play a key role in caring for you at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. We have around 35 colleagues, including pharmacists, technicians, dispensers, healthcare assistants and store staff.

The team are committed to providing the very best service for our patients, who are at the centre of everything we do.

As well as dispensing and supplying medicines to outpatients, The Christie Pharmacy also provides a service to inpatients, including the dispensing of discharge medication.

The Pharmacy supports The Christie’s centres at Oldham and Salford, The Christie’s treatment centres and The Christie@ Home service.

Superintendent pharmacist

Chris Skitterall is responsible for maintaining the high standards of The Christie Pharmacy.

Dispensary manager

Tara Maloney ensures that The Christie Pharmacy delivers exceptional patient care.

Stores manager

Steve Coyne maintains stocks of the anti-cancer medicines we provide to our patients.

Pharmacists

The pharmacists can explain everything you need to know about your medicines.

Accuracy checking technicians

Our technicians are medicines experts for patients to talk to.

Dispensers

The Christie Pharmacy’s dispensers process the individual prescriptions.

Healthcare assistants

This team is the first point of contact for patients when visiting The Christie Pharmacy.

Stores team

These colleagues work to ensure we supply the necessary medicines to treat patients.

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