Decision details
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee's Inquiry into the Contribution of Community Pharmacy to Health Services in Wales
Decision Maker: Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly, Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Complete
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
The
Committee’s original inquiry
The National Assembly for Wales’s Health and Social Care Committee undertook an inquiry on the contribution of
community pharmacy to health services in May 2012.
The terms of reference for the inquiry were
as follows:
To examine the effectiveness of the
Community Pharmacy contract in enhancing the contribution of community pharmacy
to health and wellbeing services, including:
- the extent to which Local Health Boards have taken up the
opportunities presented by the contract to extend pharmacy services
through the provision of ‘enhanced’ services, and examples of successful
schemes;
- the scale and adequacy of ‘advanced’ services provided by community
pharmacies;
- the scope for further provision of services by community pharmacies
in addition to the dispensing of NHS medicines and appliances, including
the potential for minor ailments schemes;
- the current and potential impact on demand for NHS services in
primary and secondary care of an expansion of community pharmacy services,
and any cost savings they may offer;
- progress on work currently underway to develop community pharmacy
services.
The Committee held a public consultation to
gather evidence on this topic
The
Committee’s report
The Committee reported in May 2012. The Welsh Government responded in July 2012. The Plenary debate took place on 11 July 2012.
The
Committee’s follow-up work
In spring 2014 the Committee agreed to
undertake a targeted call
for evidence from
relevant stakeholders, including the Minister for Health and Social Services,
on the progress made to date in implementing the Committee’s recommendations.
The Committee held an oral evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social
Services on 24 September 2014.
The Committee
published its letter to the Minister for Health and Social
Services in November 2014. The letter identifies key areas in which the
Committee believes further work is necessary. The Committee received
a response to its letter in December 2014.
Decision:
The item started at 15.47
NDM5033 Mark
Drakeford (Cardiff West)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the report of the Health and Social Care Committee on its Inquiry into the contribution of community pharmacy to health services in Wales, which was laid in the Table Office on 17 May 2012.
Note: The response of the Minister for Health and Social Services to the report was laid in the Table Office on 4 July 2012.
The motion was agreed
in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Publication date: 11/07/2012
Date of decision: 11/07/2012
Decided at meeting: 11/07/2012 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly