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, Germany, Italy 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.
Countess of Chester NHS Trust
United Kingdom
Current Status, Position
Mrs Joanne Bateman is Deputy Clinical Services Manager and Lead Cardiology Pharmacist at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Since 2012 she has worked as an independent prescribing practitioner in cardiology. Mrs Bateman is Chair of the Pharmacist Forum for the Cardiology and Stroke North West Strategic Clinical Network (SCN) and has been involved in developing several regional guidelines. She has presented at national pharmacy conferences including UKCPA autumn symposia (2012, 2013), HPE Live (2014, 2017) and the annual BSH HF conference in 2018. She presented a poster at the 2015 ESC HF conference in Seville. Joanne Bateman has delivered teaching sessions for CPPE, SCN Northwest and guest lectured at Chester University and LJMU. She is a Committee Member of the UKCPA Heart Failure group and was involved in the Advisory Group for the NCEPOD Acute Heart Failure study and two NICE scoping consultations.
Education
Mrs Joanne Bateman graduated from the University of Manchester in 2001, and qualified as a pharmacist in 2002 at Trafford General Hospital. She moved to the Countess of Chester Hospital and completed the PgDip in Clinical Pharmacy for Secondary and Tertiary Care in 2004. In 2012 she completed the Non-Medical Prescribing course and Advanced Communications course, clinical examination skills course in 2013 and an ECG course in 2014. In 2015 she completed a Clinical diploma for Specialists with an interest in cardiology, obtaining a distinction. Mrs Bateman completed the CPPE Chief Pharmacist Development programme in 2019.
Research Area
Mrs Joanne Bateman is currently the Principal Investigator for the Heart Failure ISCOMAT trial. She has published an article in Clinical Pharmacist on her role in heart failure in 2013 and was a co-author for: “A competency framework for clinical pharmacists and heart failure” in the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice in 2018. Joanne Bateman has peer-reviewed articles for various clinical journals.
Conflict of interest: none.
