Pharmacy Aseptics is the preparation of ready to administer injectable medicines in a controlled and sterile environment, by highly trained, specialist staff. The type of medicines made in this way include intravenous antibiotics, chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
Our WYAAT Pharmacy Aseptics programme aims to improve the patient experience by providing clinicians with access to ready-to-administer intravenous medicines (medications administered directly into a vein) across healthcare settings.
Due to the highly technical and complex nature of how these medicines are prepared and manufactured, there is currently limited capacity to produce ready to administer injectable medicines; however, the need for these medicines continues to rise. To meet this growing demand, capacity across the region must expand to ensure patients receive critical treatment.
In 2022, WYAAT was identified as a pathfinder to be part of the national Aseptic Transformation project and was allocated £24million of capital from NHS England. We are using this money to create a new pharmacy manufacturing hub with the capacity to produce over 400,000 products per year.
The facility, which will be hosted by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, will create a new centralised aseptic unit (hub) to work alongside the existing aseptic facilities (spokes) at the six organisations within WYAAT to deliver the benefits of the project.
Manufacturing these medicines centrally will increase patient safety, as medicines will be produced in a specialist, licenced facility by highly trained staff, opposed to staff working on busy wards. The hub will also help our hospitals to meet the growing demand for these medicines so patients can get the treatment they need sooner.
Our New Hub
A suitable site for our hub has been secured and Bassiare Cleanrooms Ltd has been appointed as our construction partners. The internal fit out works at the new facility has started and is expected to take 12 months to complete.
Our Team
Our team is growing so that we have enough trained and experienced people to produce safe medicines for patients in our larger hub. We will be creating around 50 new jobs, and we have two apprenticeship schemes to give newcomers to our sector a place to both start and develop a career with us.
Join us!
We will need talented people at all stages of their pharmacy career to join us as we expand our services.
You’ll be working in our new start of the art facilities in a supportive and friendly team. As well as all the standard NHS benefits, we offer flexible working and access to exceptional development opportunities throughout your career.
