Neetu Bansal

Neetu Bansal is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Manchester and a Senior Surgical Pharmacist at Manchester University NHS Hospital Trust. She serves as the lead for enhanced recovery initiatives and holds a NIHR-funded clinical doctoral fellowship focusing on optimizing acute pain management and opioid use after surgery (the TAPER study). Her roles include advancing perioperative medicines optimization strategies and leading quality improvement projects.

Educations:

• Master in Pharmacy, University of Manchester (2002)
• Independent Prescriber Qualification, King’s College London (2009)
• Master in Advanced Pharmacy Practice, University College London (2011)
• Master in Clinical Research, University of Manchester (2019)

Research Interests: Her work centers on reducing opioid-related harms, improving surgical patient outcomes, and advancing pharmacist-led interventions in perioperative care. Key areas include behavioral change techniques for deprescribing, development of clinical safety indicators, and optimizing multidisciplinary collaboration in enhanced recovery pathways.

Awards:

• First pharmacist appointed as a NICE Scholar (2014), leading to implementation of surgical pharmacy services

Grants & Projects:

• NIHR-funded doctoral fellowship (ongoing)
• Development of the Enhanced Surgical Medicines Optimization Service

Labs/Teams: Leads the surgical pharmacy service at Manchester University NHS Trust, collaborating with surgical, nursing, and clinical research teams.