SLADE Pharmacy has won a five-year contract for the provision of comprehensive pharmacy services for UnitingCare Queensland (UCQ) hospitals (PD Fri Breaking News).
The Icon Group supports both the current incumbent of UCQ's pharmacy services, Epic, and Slade which should see the transition of service and management of these pharmacies underpinned by the same team, system and processes, for a "seamless transition for hospital staff, doctors and patients".
The service will transition to Slade Pharmacy on 01 Dec for The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, & St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, and St Stephen's Hospital.
Icon Group Global Director, Pharmacy and Compounding, David Slade said the awarding of this contract reflects the exceptional patient care that this team has and will continue to deliver under the Slade Pharmacy brand.
"With nearly 60 years' experience in medicine management and hospital and oncology pharmacy, Slade provides an exceptional service to ensure best practice medicines management for patients in our care," he added.
"The awarding of this contract is a testament to the hard work and expertise of our UCQ pharmacy teams currently operating under the Epic brand, as well as Slade's proven capability as a trusted healthcare partner," he explained.
UCQ's Group Executive Michael Krieg said one of the standouts for his team was Slade's "commitment to innovation, with proposed digital and ehealth solutions, coupled with their proven knowledge of hospital services that ultimately made them our preferred provider".
Icon Group CEO Mark Middleton added that UCQ is a great example of what strong partnerships can achieve, as "we've been providing day oncology services at the Wesley Hospital campus for 35 years, and now are excited to continue delivering pharmacy management services under the Slade brand". JG
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