Date

Thursday 17 and Friday 18 October 2024

Location

Hilton Birmingham Metropole, NEC, Birmingham. B40 1PP

About the event

The annual Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Technical Services (QATS) Symposium brings together NHS experts and regulators to give presentations and workshops. The symposium hosts an extensive exhibition and holds a poster presentation competition.

Presented by the QATS Interest Group of the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists which is compromised from the NHS Pharmaceutical QA Committee, NHS Pharmaceutical Aseptic Services Group and the NHS Pharmacy Production Group, the theme this year will be Celebrating Science in Pharmacy.

The programme is being finalised with keynote speakers and breakout groups including:

• Human factors in technical services
• Regulatory Update including common injectable medicine themes in CQC inspections and hot topics and Annex-1 related findings in NHS Specials units
• Radiopharmacy update
• Quality Control
• Contamination Control Strategy
• Impact of innovative therapies on technical services including cancer immunotherapies

Confirmed speakers include:

• David Webb NHSE Chief Pharmaceutical Officer
• Sue Ladds NHSE Hospital Pharmacy Modernisation Lead
• Dr Justine Scanlan Head of SPS
• Christine Gray & Martine Powell MHRA
• Morag Ross CQC

Why it’s important

The assurance of quality in pharmacy technical services is vital. It is important for leaders and team members to engage with the wider network and keep up to date with current best practices and standards.

What you’ll learn

• aseptic transformation news
• regulatory and good manufacturing practice updates
• quality assurance and quality control news
• sustainability in pharmacy technical services developments

Poster competition

There is an opportunity at QATS to showcase research or service transformation successes. Follow this link for details of the poster competition and this link to access the application form.

Registration

Registration is now open via eventbrite. Follow the link for:

• NHS price
• non-NHS price

Please check back for:

• programme
• exhibition details

Any hotel accommodation will need to be arranged independently.

Contact us

Please contact the PASG team if you have any questions.

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