Agenda and minutes

1.1 The Committee held a roundtable discussion with health and social care representatives on the draft budget for 2012-13.

2.1 Apologies were received from William Graham.  There was no substitute.

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          Anne Hinchliffe, Consultant in Pharmaceutical Public Health

          Nuala Brennan, Consultant in Pharmaceutical Public Health

3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee on the contribution of community pharmacy to health services in Wales.

3.2 The witnesses agreed to provide additional information on: the data available on the take up of medicines use reviews; and existing research relating to patients’ preferences for GP or pharmacy consultations.

3.3 Ms Brennan agreed to give consideration to a streamlined accreditation system for community pharmacists and what it would include, and would share her thoughts with the Committee.

Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee regarding petition P-03-292 Public Toilet Provision

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4.1 The Committee agreed to schedule a session after the Christmas recess to consider the issues raised by the petition on public toilet provision.

View the meeting transcript.