Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Rhiannon Birkett is a Clinical Pharmacist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with extensive experience in medicines optimisation for patients requiring enteral feeding. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice, is a qualified Non-Medical Prescriber, and is a member of the British Enteral Therapy Alliance (BETA) subgroup of BAPEN.
Throughout her NHS career, Rhiannon has worked with a wide range of paediatric and adult patients who receive medicines via feeding tubes, developing specialist expertise in the safe and effective administration of medicines in this complex area of practice. Alongside her professional experience, she brings the unique perspective of being an “expert mum” to a child with a gastrostomy. This combination of clinical knowledge and lived experience drives her passion for improving education, raising awareness, and promoting best practice in administering medicines via feeding tubes. Rhiannon is committed to enhancing medicines optimisation, supporting patients and caregivers, and improving patient safety through evidence-based practice and education.
Rhiannon Birkett is a Clinical Pharmacist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with extensive experience in medicines optimisation for patients requiring enteral feeding. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice, is a qualified Non-Medical Prescriber, and is a member of the British Enteral Therapy Alliance (BETA) subgroup of BAPEN.
Throughout her NHS career, Rhiannon has worked with a wide range of paediatric and adult patients who receive medicines via feeding tubes, developing specialist expertise in the safe and effective administration of medicines in this complex area of practice. Alongside her professional experience, she brings the unique perspective of being an “expert mum” to a child with a gastrostomy. This combination of clinical knowledge and lived experience drives her passion for improving education, raising awareness, and promoting best practice in administering medicines via feeding tubes. Rhiannon is committed to enhancing medicines optimisation, supporting patients and caregivers, and improving patient safety through evidence-based practice and education.
