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Welsh Government announces £6m ‘stability payment’ for pharmacies

Welsh Government offers pharmacies an extra £6m with strings attached

04 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Welsh negotiator hails ‘6% funding uplift’ for pharmacies

Drakeford announces funding boost to recognise 'vital role' of primary care providers

13 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Welsh negotiator blasts ‘unacceptable’ flat funding deal

Community Pharmacy Wales outlines the terms of 2024-25 deal to frustrated contractors.

05 Jul 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Number of pharmacies in Wales at ‘lowest number in memory’

Warning about the impact of poor funding, Community Pharmacy Wales said as of April 2024, Wales had 686 pharmacies.

18 Apr 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Wales moves to longer standard prescribing cycles to 'free capacity'

Suitable patients to be moved from 28 day prescribing to 56 days under new guidance.

14 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Welsh Government boosts pharmacy priority services with extra £2.5m

Additional funding of up to £3.5k per pharmacy to support access to priority services this winter.

11 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Combined clinical service at the heart of new pharmacy settlement in Wales

New service will roll minor ailments, contraception and flu jabs into one.

16 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Demand for pharmacist prescribing rises sharply in Wales

Over 16,000 consultations for pharmacy prescribing services across Wales have taken place in the last four-and-a-half years. 

05 Jul 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Wales: Pharmacy Covid vaccinations 'must be sped up'

Community pharmacies in Wales need to be involved at scale in providing the Covid-19 vaccine, the country's pharmacy negotiator has said.

15 Jan 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy saves 35k GP consultations a week in Wales

Community pharmacies in Wales conduct an average of 15.5 advice consultations a day – a total of 11,000 per day – according to a new audit.

02 Dec 2020 , 1 Min Article

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