EAHP represents over 29,000 hospital pharmacists across 36 member countries. EAHP represents and develops the hospital pharmacy profession within Europe in order to ensure the continuous improvement of care and outcomes for patients in the hospital setting. This is achieved through science, research, education, practice, as well as sharing best-practice and responsibility with other healthcare professionals.
The EAHP Board, elected for three-year terms, oversees the association’s activities. Comprising directors responsible for core functions, it meets regularly to implement strategic goals. Supported by EAHP staff, the Board controls finances, coordinates congress organization, and ensures compliance with statutes and codes of conduct.
The EAHP staff supports the Board in executing EAHP’s mission. The Staff assists in financial management, events organisations, policy activities and all EAHP projects. The EAHP staff works closely with EAHP’s members and ensures the effective communication all relevant stakeholders.
The first member countries were Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, the Federal Republic of Germany and The Netherlands in 1972. EAHP has now 36 EAHP members and 2 Associate Members. EAHP is open to countries members of the Council of Europe and since 2022 to organisations representing the interests of hospital pharmacists from outside the Council of Europe (Associate Membership)
EAHP’s structure is also composed by different standing committes: EAHP Scientific Committee, EAHP Education Executive Committee and the EAHP CTF Steering Committee.
At EAHP, we are committed to transparency in our governance, ethical standards, and funding practices. This section provides open access to our foundational documents, including the EAHP Statutes, Code of Conduct, and Funding Sources. By sharing these resources, we aim to uphold accountability and foster trust with our members, partners, and the public.
Keep up with all EAHP’s events and webinars. Contact the team at info@eahp.eu should you have any questions about upcoming events or activities.
Here you can find all upcoming events organised by EAHP and by all its members and associate members. Do not hesitate to contact the events team at events@eahp.eu should you have any questions about the organisation of these events.
Hospital pharmacists conduct a critical role in the care of patients in hospitals. Learn more about what they do here and in all the pages under Hospital Pharmacy practice and Policy.
Self-Assessment
SILCC
Closed SIGs
EAHP brings together experts from many areas of hospital pharmacy practice providing and highlighting good local sustainable practices as that can be up-scaled and shared with other countries. The EAHP Working Group on Sustainability has the aim of reducing the environmental burden of the hospital pharmacy services.
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP), and its 36 member country platforms are creating a Common Training Framework for the hospital pharmacy education in Europe. The goal of this project is to allow the free movement of hospital pharmacists within the European Union.
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) and the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) have collaboratively developed the Oath to Society. The Oath to Society is all encompassing and acts as a contract for excellence in providing compassionate patient care, working as part of the healthcare team and advancing the pharmacy profession, and showcasing how clinical and hospital pharmacists work every day
A day created to highlight the importance and to celebrate the work done by hospital pharmacies. This day celebrates all hospital pharmacy teams.
Catch up with EAHP’s press releases
Find all EAHP relevant publication like the EAHP Surveys, annual reports and the history books.
The European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (EJHP) is the only official journal of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) and is committed to advancing the science, practice and profession of hospital pharmacy. As the premier communication platform for hospital pharmacists worldwide, EJHP is a major source for continuing education as well as updates on advances in the practice and standard of pharmaceutical care for patients.
When EAHP and Hospital pharmacists appear in the news.
EAHP publishes a monthly EU monitor with updates about the latest EAHP initiatives and information relevant for the hospital pharmacy profession.
Sponsor Channel
The Sponsor Channel is designed to maximise visibility and engagement, allowing sponsors to connect with the hospital pharmacy community and partners in a dynamic and interactive environment. From product demonstrations to networking sessions, the Sponsor Channel offers a range of opportunities for sponsors to showcase their offerings and generate leads in the new EAHP Website.
Clinical Pharmacy Services
Ishrat Saddiq Ali, Gemma Harris
The idea behind setting up this group was inspired by passionate Pharmacy Team members who wanted to ensure that the Department was abiding by the Trust’s promises and standards for patient care, making sure that patients feel welcomed, cared for and in safe hands, and to raise the profile of the work carried out by the Hospital Pharmacy Team.
In October 2014, the Pharmacy department set up a Pharmacy Patient Forum Group (PPFG).
The main aim of PPFG was to discuss ideas and share experiences from patients to support the Pharmacy Department, regarding implementing new changes to enhance patient safety and experience. This would support in delivering the Trust’s objectives for becoming best in class for patient experience.
Meetings are arranged approximately every 6 weeks and attended by:
• Trust Membership and Engagement Manager
• Pharmacy staff – Senior Pharmacist and Ward Based Services Technical Manager
• Trust members
Patient representatives were given a complementary tour of the Pharmacy Department where they could see the workforce in action and appreciate the workload of the team. The tour included:
• Dispensary
• Aseptic Unit
• Out of hours Medication Area
• And a visit to the Admissions ward where they saw the Ward Based Pharmacy team in action.
Several projects are being carried out simultaneously. The main project arose when patient representatives raised concerns about correctly identifying indications of medicines due to polypharmacy. We have designed a universal sticker images to enable patients to identify indications when faced with language barriers or vision problems. We have successfully developed a cardiology, indigestion/heartburn and pain specific sticker.
We have gained approval from other specialities regarding the images.
Another project focussed on tackling patients’ negative perceptions about discharge delays regarding medication. Patient representatives were invited to view the MEDI-365 automated dispensing machine which are utilised by Ward Based Clinical teams. This led to patient representatives viewing the pharmacy Prescription Tracking System (PTS) which is used to provide live information to all ward staff about pharmacy workload and track patients’ medication. The PTS has been further refined to produce a label which is attached to discharge medication detailing the time taken to process the prescription.
Patient representatives reported that they welcomed the opportunity to see a Pharmacy Department functioning within a busy District General Hospital
• We are looking to involve local primary schoolchildren/college students in the design of future images. This will aid in helping strengthen local community relations and raise awareness of the projects.
• We are currently working on producing a Discharge Leaflet explaining the Pharmacy Discharge Pathway.
• We find it extremely beneficial to meet via PPFG. We are keen to pursue with these meetings so we can work in collaboration on future initiatives to improve patient experience and safety
We have currently showcased our work in the following:
• Article published in Membership Connect Magazine in September 2015
• Article published in the PJ recently(http://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/opinion/correspondence/obtaining-patient-feedback-via-a-forum-group/20201596.article)
• Presentation given to ‘Friends of Expert Patients Programme’ September 2016
• We have submitted an application to West Midlands Innovation Day to consider our work
• Article published in the Trust Connect Magazine in October 2016
