Adrenaline Auto-injector (AAI) pens for schools are available from St Ann’s Hospital Pharmacy department.
- Please can schools ensure that they contact Firoz Mazumder on 020 8702 5410 before collecting the spare AAI pens.
- This is to make sure that they have a confirmed time slot before attending the pharmacy department at St Ann’s Hospital.
- Collection times are between 10am and 12pm or 2:30pm and 4pm from Monday to Friday.
- Each school will be given a time slot to collect their supply of AAI pens.
- The AAI pens will be given to schools providing they submit a completed AAI Spare Pens Form 2020 to Firoz.
- Please note that St Ann’s Pharmacy is also providing a service to the hospital and patients and so there may potentially be waiting times if it is busy.
- Please be sensitive to COVID-19 secure measures and wear a mask/face covering when attending the pharmacy. They have ample supplies of hand gel – please make good use and maintain a social distance at all times.
- Please be aware that there is a lot of building work going on currently at St Ann’s Hospital, as well as around the pharmacy department. If you get lost on site please call 020 8702 5410 or 020 8702 5435 for guidance.
Please note
The Haringey Medicines Management team is only in a position to supply enough free AAI pens to Haringey local authority primary and secondary schools only. They are unable to provide free spare AAI pens to Haringey independent or private schools and early years’ settings, including nurseries. Spare AAI pens can be purchased without a prescription in line with the Department of Health guidance on the AAI pens in schools link here
If the school has to purchase AAI pens, they must do so from a local community pharmacy. They can do this using an order on appropriately headed paper (if possible) which must be signed by the principal or head teacher at the school concerned, stating the following:
- the name of the school
- the purpose or why the AAIs is/are required
- the total number of AAIs required.
A suggested letter template can be found here www.sparepensinschools.uk or in the annex of the Department of Health guidance on the AAI pens in schools link here
Please check the expiry date when you are buying the devices and ensure that you do not buy one with a few months to its expiry date. All the brands of AAI pens have a maximum of 18 months from date of manufacture.