Leeds-based automated pharmacy hub, HubRx, has appointed Dr Sarah Passmore as superintendent pharmacist.
HubRx will, subject to legislative approval, be the UK’s first state-of-the-art automated pharmacy hub for independent community pharmacists.
Sarah joins the team with more than 20 years of pharmacy experience. Starting her career within community pharmacy, Sarah has held key regulatory roles with Rowlands Pharmacy over an 11-year tenure which also saw her involved in a number of pharmacy automation projects.
Passmore said: “As a pharmacist, who has spent more than 10 years working within community pharmacy, I’m excited by what a hub and spoke model for dispensing can bring. Pharmacists are highly trained in delivering clinical services to patients and it’s often a part of their job that they thoroughly enjoy. The option of using hub and spoke to support dispensing prescriptions will give community pharmacists the gift of more time that can be spent helping patients.”
HubRX will create 100 new jobs in Leeds when it launches, and will free up prescription dispensary time for upwards of 200 independent community pharmacies through a unique hub and spoke model. The state-of-the-art 40,000 sq. ft. fully automated facility will be able to automate up to 12m healthcare items per year.
