Medicines Management
Inquiry5
The
Auditor General for Wales reviewed primary care prescribing at all health
boards in late 2013 and 2014. The work examined issues such as the strategic
planning of prescribing, the delivery of national prescribing priorities and
the opportunities for securing cost and quality improvements. In August 2015,
auditors assessed the progress that health boards had made in implementing
audit recommendations.
During
2015, auditors also reported findings from local work which examined the
adequacy of hospital pharmacy facilities, pharmacy staffing levels and the
effectiveness of a range of processes related to the use of medicines in
hospitals.
This
report,
published in February 2016, brings together the key messages from all of the Auditor
General’s local work on medicines management. A number of recommendations are
made which are designed to help strengthen medicines management arrangements in
NHS Wales, and support wider prudent prescribing aims.
The
Public Accounts Committee undertook
an inquiry which reported in
March 2018. The Committee has regularly monitored the implementation of the
recommendations contained in its report and received regular updates from the
Welsh Government, the final one being in November 2020.
Evidence Session |
Date, agenda and Minutes |
Transcript |
Video |
1. Welsh
Government Dr
Andrew Goodall Andrew
Evans Jean
White Alan
Brace |
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Session 1 |
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2.
Community Pharmacy Wales Judy
Henley Mark
Griffiths |
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of Evidence Session 2 |
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3. Royal Pharmaceutical
Society Wales Mair
Davies Cheryl
Way |
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of Evidence Session 3 |
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4. Cwm
Taf University Health Board Allison
Williams Suzanne
Scott |
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of Evidence Session 4 |
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5. Abertawe Bro Morgannwg
University Health Board Professor
Rory Farrelly Judith
Vincent |
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of Evidence Session 5 |
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6. Powys
Teaching Health Board Carol
Shillabeer Karen
Gully |
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of Evidence Session 6 |
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7. Hywel
Dda Health Board Dr
Carwyn Jones Dr
Darren Chant |
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of Evidence Session 7 |
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8. Aneurin
Bevan University Health Board Dr
Alun Edwards Dr
Alun Walters Eryl
Smeethe |
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of Evidence Session 8 |
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9. Welsh
Government Andrew
Evans Professor
Chris Jones |
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of Evidence Session 9 |
Visits
Visit |
Date |
12 June 1017 |
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12 June 1017 |
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12 June 1017 |
Business type: Other
Status: Complete
First published: 15/12/2016
Documents
- Letter from the Welsh Government - 16 November 2020
PDF 276 KB
- Letter from the Welsh Government - 28 August 2020
PDF 282 KB
- Letter from the Welsh Government - 10 February 2020
PDF 2 MB
- Letter from the Committee Chair to the Welsh Government - 14 January 2020
PDF 113 KB
- Letter from the Welsh Government - 10 December 2019
PDF 807 KB
- Letter from the Welsh Government - 14 April 2019
PDF 292 KB
- Letter from the Committee Chair to the Welsh Government - 15 February 2019
PDF 152 KB
- Letter from the Welsh Government - 17 January 2019
PDF 818 KB
- Letter from the Welsh Government - 16 August 2018
PDF 347 KB
- Letter from the Committee Chair to the Welsh Government - 19 July 2018
PDF 112 KB
- Welsh Government response - 31 May 2018
PDF 694 KB
- Welsh Government response - 2 May 2018
PDF 341 KB
- Medicines Management Report - 20 March 2018
PDF 889 KB
- Statement from the Chair - 20 March 2018
PDF 80 KB View as HTML (14) 20 KB
- Additional information from the Welsh Government - 30 October 2017
PDF 271 KB
- Letter from Royal College of of General Practitioners - 4 September 2017
PDF 170 KB
- Additional information from Welsh Government on automated medicines cabinets - 28 April 2017
PDF 248 KB
- Letter from Boots - 9 March 2017
PDF 408 KB View as HTML (18) 16 KB
- Welsh Government Response to Report by Auditor General for Wales - January 2017
PDF 212 KB
- Chair's statement - 15 December 2016
PDF 78 KB View as HTML (20) 16 KB
- Auditor General for Wales - Report - December 2016
PDF 1 MB