NHS trust making and selling its own medications

One hospital trust is generating income by making medication and sterile equipment, which it sells to other hospitals. Torbay Pharmaceuticals, part of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, started life in the Seventies as a pharmacy to meet local needs but has since expanded to make and sell around 200 different medical products. The scheme employs 150 people and generates £16.5million in sales each year, with profits helping fund patient care.