Welsh government commits £100k to provide minor ailment training for pharmacists Pharmacists in Wales are to receive extra training in minor ailments as part of a scheme worth £100,000, the government has announced.…
All community pharmacies in Wales to have an independent prescriber as part of long-term plan for Welsh pharmacy Every community pharmacy in Wales will employ an pharmacy independent prescriber by 2030 under a long-term plan for the profession.…
Elen Jones appointed as new RPS director for Wales Elen Jones has been appointed to succeed Mair Davies as the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s director for Wales.…
Restrictions on prescribing OTC treatments rejected in Wales Proposals to restrict the prescribing of medicines and other treatments that are available over the counter will not go ahead in Wales.…
Welsh government almost doubles pharmacy training places with £5m funding boost The number of pharmacy training places in Wales is set to nearly double in the next four years, the Welsh government has announced.…
Researchers begin looking into how drones could deliver medicines in the UK A research team is studying whether drones could be used to deliver hospital medicines or blood to isolated patients in rural areas of Wales.…
Students at Welsh Annual Professional Debate vote against OTC sale of medical cannabis products Pharmacists should not sell cannabis-derived medical products over the counter, according to pharmacy students at the 2019 Annual Professional Debate.…
NHS 111 pharmacists in Wales close 80% of calls with no onward referral Around eight in ten calls to NHS 111 in Wales that are picked up by pharmacists are closed without the need for onward referral, the programme’s national lead has said.…
Hospital pharmacy medicine recycling project saves health board £250,000 in six months A health board in Wales has saved £249,000 over six months by recycling unused medicines across four hospital trusts in the area.…
Pharmacists should be more involved in managing prescription-only medicine dependency, Welsh Assembly says NHS Wales should make better use of pharmacists’ expertise in supporting patients who become dependent on prescription medicines, a committee that advises the Welsh Assembly has said.…
