Royal Pharmaceutical Society News

Courses restore confidence for those with chronic conditions

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100

From today (Monday 16 April), all 708 pharmacies in Wales will be participating in a two week campaign to give patients with long term conditions the confidence and skills to manage their health.

A new campaign, Fresh Start Wales, was launched this week (6 February) to encourage smokers not to smoke in their vehicles when children are present. The public health campaign by the Welsh Government aims to

Changes to the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework in Wales

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The changes to the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework in Wales have been set out by the Welsh Government’s Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Professor Roger Walker in a letter to pharmacy contractors.

The letter describes the changes to the existing Medicines Use Review (MUR) serv

Community pharmacists can improve patient care

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The community pharmacy contractual framework should be better utilised to improve health by allowing community pharmacists to take more responsibility for the pharmaceutical care of patients. This was the clear message from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales, who on 28th September gave evi

Welsh pharmacy pilots prove successful in rural communities

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Three pharmacy pilots which aimed to address key themes of the Rural Health plan in Wales; access, community cohesion and engagement, were presented today (20 September) by Public Health Wales at the Institute of Rural Health Conference to mark Rural Health Week.

Following a succe

17,500 visit Welsh pharmacies for Type 2 diabetes assessments

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100

During the June campaign which saw every community pharmacy in Wales offer type 2 diabetes risk assessments for two weeks, 17,507[i] people visited their pharmacy for the simple paper-based assessment, which looked

We want your views into the inquiry on the contribution of community pharmacy to health services in Wales

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Community pharmacy services will be the main focus of the work of the Health and Social Care Committee of the National Assembly for Wales during the autumn. This represents an excellent opportunity for the Welsh Pharmacy Board to input directly into the heart of the political process in Wales and

Mair Davies elected as new Chair of the Welsh Pharmacy Board

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The Welsh Pharmacy Board has elected Mair Davies as the new Chair following the decision by the previous Chair, Nuala Brennan, to step down and not stand for re-election.

Addressing the Board, Mair immediately paid tribute to her predecessor and commended the amount of work and commitment

Health Minister launches diabetes risk assessment campaign in Welsh pharmacies

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The Welsh Health Minister has launched the first all Wales community pharmacy public health campaign which sees pharmacies offer free diabetes risk assessments for a fortnight.

Today, Monday 13 June, Health Minister Lesley Griffiths launched the campaign which sees every Welsh pharmacy of

Pharmacy recognised as crucial part of health care in Wales

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has been working hard on behalf of its members to promote the role of pharmacy to Welsh politicians and election candidates in the run up to the National Assembly for Wales elections on 5 May.

Last October the Welsh Pharmacy Board launched their

CPD records called in across Wales

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 Z

We have been made aware that the General Pharmaceutical Council has called in the CPD records of a number of members in Wales.

There is already CPD support available exclusively to members online, including CPD recording, guidance and

The Society takes a lead on Medicines Safety

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The Society in Wales has taken a lead role in highlighting the need for the NHS to reduce medication errors and improve patient safety. This was achieved through an inaugural Medicines Safety Symposium held in Cardiff on Friday 22 October 2010.