Western NSW Local Health District is offering its new virtual clinical pharmacy service to all hospitals in the region following a successful trial that saw pharmacists provide consultations with patients via video conferencing and communications between clinicians using the electronic medical record and electronic medications management systems.

Western NSW LHD lead virtual pharmacist Brett Chambers told the Digital Health Institute Summit 2022 in Melbourne today that the model of care in the trial, which began just before the COVID-19 pandemic began, was designed around the high availability of teleconferencing at all health facilities in the district.