Wales

Welsh government advisory body considers restrictions on prescribing of OTC medicines

If proposals to limit routine prescribing of over-the-counter medicines in Wales are introduced, patients who are told their condition can be treated with OTC medicines should be directed to a pharmacy, Community Pharmacy Wales has said.…

Brexit could have ‘moderately positive impact’ on medicine manufacturing in the UK, says Welsh report

Brexit could have a “moderately positive impact” on the development of the UK pharmaceutical sector in the long term, according to a Health Impact Assessment report published by Public Health Wales.…

NHS ten-year plan: good for pharmacists, but what about pharmacies?

Although the ‘NHS Long-Term Plan’ outlines some potential new roles for pharmacists, the lack of detail on plans for community pharmacy are cause for concern.…

Third biological treatment for severe asthma approved by NICE

An injectable drug for patients who struggle to control their asthma with inhalers has been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.…

Andrew Evans: ‘We’re reinvesting money in clinical services that we want pharmacy to offer’

As Brexit looms and concerns of medicines shortages and funding issues murmur throughout the UK healthcare industry, Andrew Evans, chief pharmaceutical officer in Wales, is optimistic that Welsh pharmacy services are moving in the right direction. …

‘Good palliative care depends on pharmacy expertise’, speaker tells Welsh Medicines Safety Conference

“To avoid unnecessary suffering in children, doctors must have support from expert pharmacist colleagues,” Richard Hain, consultant and lead clinician in paediatric palliative medicine, told the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Welsh Medicines Safety Conference, held in Cardiff on 22 Novembe…

Welsh and Scottish governments request Brexit meeting with Hancock

The Welsh and Scottish governments have written to health and social care secretary Matt Hancock to request a meeting where they can “talk practically about preparations for Brexit”.…

RPS Wales launches palliative care policy at 2018 Medicines Safety Conference

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales launched its palliative and end-of-life care policy at the eighth Wales Medicines Safety Conference.…

Welsh Medicines Safety Conference 2018

Bookings are open for the 8th Welsh Medicines Safety Conference, to be held on 22 November 2018 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cardiff. Organised by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in Wales, this year’s event will consider the long-term NHS Wales plan and the associated impl…

Health secretary’s aide hears plea for government clarity on community pharmacy’s future

The government needs to be clear on where community pharmacy will stand in five years’ time, representatives of community pharmacy have told Alex Chalk, parliamentary private secretary to health minister Matt Hancock.…