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Welsh government backs RPS Wales plan to transform hospital pharmacy

The Welsh government has accepted all 36 recommendations made by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales in a review of hospital pharmacy in the country.…

Published: 21 September 2023

Opinion

Our journey to digitally transform the discharge medicines review service

Efi Mantzourani shares how she and her team across Wales overhauled a paper-based discharge medicine review service in favour of a digital offering used by nearly every pharmacy in the country.…

Published: 4 September 2023

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Welsh government working group tasked with looking into how to roll out PrEP provision to community pharmacies

The HIV action plan, published in June 2022, set out 26 actions for the Welsh government and its partners to reduce HIV transmissions in Wales.…

Published: 14 July 2023

Opinion

Elen Jones: ‘We need to instil passion in those coming into pharmacy’

The Pharmaceutical Journal talks to Elen Jones, director for Wales at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, about her priorities, including her vision for pharmacy and focus on sustainability.…

Published: 10 July 2023

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Refugee pharmacists in Wales could be offered new route to return to practice

In its workforce plan, Health Education and Improvement Wales has committed to "exploring the feasibility and priority" of creating a registration pathway for displaced pharmacy professionals with refugee status.…

Published: 7 July 2023

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First funding provided to develop electronic prescription service in Wales

Two community pharmacy system suppliers in Wales have been awarded funding to alter systems to allow for digital prescriptions to be sent from GPs to pharmacies.…

Published: 13 June 2023

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Medicated wafer to be approved for the treatment of frequent migraines on the NHS

Rimegepant will be available on the NHS for patients who have tried at least 3 other preventative therapies, and have at least 4 and fewer than 15 migraine attacks per month.…

Published: 1 June 2023

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NICE COVID-19 management guidelines are leaving hospitals ‘in limbo’

Conditional recommendations for COVID-19 treatments has created a “gap between guideline recommendations and current practice”, according to an expert.…

Published: 10 May 2023

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Use of pharmacy common minor ailments service in Wales increased by almost 50% during winter 2022/2023

More than 100,000 pharmacy appointments were provided under the Welsh common minor ailments scheme in winter 2022/2023, a 46% increase on the previous winter.…

Published: 3 May 2023

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Candidates for the 2023 national pharmacy board elections

The following nominations have been received for the forthcoming Royal Pharmaceutical Society national pharmacy board elections. Where elections are to be held, voting will open on 12 May 2023 and will close at 17:00 on 22 May 2023. The results will be announced on or around 23 May 2…

Published: 19 April 2023