Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Llinos Dafydd 

Items
Expected timing No. Item

1.

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Minutes:

1.1 Apologies were received from Darren Millar.  There were no substitutions.

(09.30 - 10.30)

2.

Inquiry into the contribution of community pharmacy to health services in Wales - Evidence from Community Pharmacy Scotland and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scotland

HSC(4)-12-11 paper 1- Community Pharmacy Scotland

 

Elspeth Weir, Head of Policy & Development, Community Pharmacy Scotland

Malcolm Clubb, Senior Policy and Development Pharmacist, Community Pharmacy Scotland

 

HSC(4)-12-11 paper 2 - Royal Pharmaceutical Society

 

Alex MacKinnon, Director for Scotland, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on the contribution of community pharmacy to health services.

 

2.2 Witnesses from Community Pharmacy Scotland agreed to provide:

·         a copy of a report by the Scottish Government on its Review of the Community Pharmacy Public Health Service for Smoking Cessation and Emergency Hormonal Contraception;

·         a link to a report by the University of Manchester on the change in patient consultation patterns in primary care which  investigated the uptake of the Minor Ailments Service in Scotland.

(10.30 - 10.35)

3.

Petition on Public Toilet Provision in Wales - Consideration of the Health and Social Care Committee's approach

HSC(4)-12-11 paper 3

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee considered the paper on the approach to its work on public toilet provision in Wales. The Committee agreed that its work should focus on the public health implications of inadequate public toilet provision and that the public consultation should close on 23 December 2011.

 

3.2 The Committee agreed to add additional organisations to the proposed consultation list.

4.

Papers to note

Minutes of the meeting held on 10 November

HSC(4)-10-11 minutes

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee noted the minutes of the meeting held on 10 November.

4a

Inquiry into the contribution of community pharmacy to health services in Wales - Additional evidence from Community Pharmacy Wales

HSC(4)-12-11 paper 4

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.2 The Committee noted the additional evidence from Community Pharmacy Wales.

(10.35)

5.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item 6

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee agreed the motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item 6.

(10.35 - 11.00)

6.

Inquiry into the contribution of community pharmacy to health services in Wales - Private discussion on emerging issues

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the issues emerging from its inquiry into the contribution of community pharmacy to health services in Wales.

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