Category list : Wales
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Drug-related deaths in England and Wales reach record levels, says ONS
The number of drug-related deaths in England and Wales has reached a record high, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.
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Evaluating the first NHS-funded sore throat test and treat service in the UK Subscription
In Wales, people with a sore throat may be offered advice and symptomatic treatment free of charge in community pharmacies through the common ailment service (CAS). However, antibiotics cannot be supplied and this can limit patients’ perceived value of the service. As a result, some patients continue to seek a GP appointment when they have a sore throat.
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Welsh Pharmacy Board meeting: 12 June 2019
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Welsh Pharmacy Board meeting included the election of a new chair and vice chair, updates on several consultation responses and the e-cigarette policy, while guest speakers talked about advanced therapies.
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No new cases of HIV among people in Wales taking PrEP
None of the more than 1,000 people in Wales who have received pre-exposure prophylaxis since it became routinely available have developed HIV while receiving the drugs.
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Welsh community pharmacy has increased share of flu vaccinations in every year
Welsh community pharmacies have delivered an increasing proportion of Wales’s flu vaccines each year since 2012, according to data published in Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy.
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Suzanne Scott-Thomas takes fourth term as chair of Welsh Pharmacy Board
Suzanne Scott-Thomas has been re-appointed as chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Welsh Pharmacy Board. Her appointment was agreed during a meeting of the Board held at the Society’s Cardiff offices on 12 June 2019, after no other candidates were nominated.
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How the RPS in Wales helped shape the vision for pharmacy's future
Announced at the Welsh Pharmacy Conference on 23 May 2019 and project managed by Royal Pharmaceutical Society Wales, a new ten-year vision for pharmaceutical care in Wales plan sets out 14 principles aimed to transform the sector.
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Two health boards in Wales consider switch to community pharmacy contractors for hospital outpatient pharmacy
Two health boards in Wales are considering moving their hospital outpatient dispensing to external community pharmacy contractors, prompting accusations of NHS privatisation.
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Prison healthcare in Wales suffers 'significant workforce challenges', RPS says
The delivery of prison healthcare in Wales is suffering “from significant workforce challenges”, with “large numbers of pharmacy staff” required to improve quality of care for inmates, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales has warned.
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Almost all community pharmacies able to provide common ailments service in Wales
Wales’s health minister has praised the results of the common ailments service and confirmed that it is now being provided by almost all pharmacies in Wales.
