Clare Crowley

Clare has 30 years’ experience as a hospital pharmacist in the NHS. She was one of the first pharmacists to work in the area of medication safety in the UK.

In her previous role, she was Consultant Pharmacist in medication safety at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where she led on medication safety work within the Trust and more widely in the UK as an active member of the Medication Safety Office network.

Previously she undertook a PhD that explored ward-based preparation errors with injectable medications arising from her experience as a frontline practitioner.

As a Chartered Ergonomist, her passion now lies in the field of ergonomics and human factors, and how this can be used within healthcare to simultaneously improve safety and people’s wellbeing.

Clare has published research in healthcare safety and presents at national conferences. She supports teaching and research at the School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy at the University of Reading, where she collaborates with Dr Rosemary Lim (Associate Professor in Medication Use and Safety). She has also taught medication safety to undergraduate pharmacy and nurse students.

Clare is a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty Fellow, Chartered Institute of Human Factors and Ergonomics and an ambassador for the Clinical Human Factors Group. She is also an active member of the University of Loughborough Human Factors & Ergonomics Alumni Healthcare Hub, which includes supporting the teaching of healthcare staff in ergonomics.

Last updated: 5 February 2024.